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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, 2010 @02:06AM from the why-can't-I-be-you dept.

prefec2 writes "On Nov. 1st Germany started to issue new personal ID cards which include a security chip. In combination with a reading device and an application on a PC at home, secure transactions can be made. However, the required application can be compromised using DNS spoofing and a wrong SSL certificate (article in German)."

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Well now. (Score:3, Funny)

by Black Parrot ( 19622 ) writes: on Thursday November 11, 2010 @02:18AM (#34193802)

(article in German)
Most of us will have an excuse not to read TFA this time.
(As if lack of an excuse ever made much difference.)

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I can guess the word most Germans said... (Score:2, Funny)

by beefnog ( 718146 ) writes: on Thursday November 11, 2010 @02:25AM (#34193832)

Scheisse!

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