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Thanks Gents,

Great feedback. We have to at least push education in a way that wakes people up. Not everyone will havbe the capacity, but those that do will effectuate change.

security theatre should not be allowed to automatically trump human rights.

Agreed.

" Bruce Schneier's conclusion: "Full-body scanners: they're not just a dumb idea, they don't actually work"."

Neither you, I or Schneier are experts in body scanners. But to say they dont work without a conclusive extraneous study is unacceptable. Nothing works 100%. Maybe body scanners 1.0 dont work that great. In 5 years maybe they will. Technology gets better. 

My point wasnt about a single gadget, my point was that going back at least 10-15 years, we have become a culture that lives in the fishbowl, a far from embryonic 300-400 million Facebookers are content with it. And when people scream they want privacy, but give up all their data to get a 10% discount at a shoe store, they contradict themselves, show their ignorance, then vote privacy and make the job of the security professional difficult. And in some cases impossible.

Too much security isnt implemented because of privacy issues.

REAL ID Act is a perfect example. Politicians pander to voters privacy fears and stall implementation of identification standards. REAL ID isnt a privacy issue. Its a security issue. But the masses dont understand the issue and listen to an even less informed politican.

I work diligently to shield my privacy (my family for example), but not for the sake of privacy, I do it for security.

MOOOOOOOOOOOO

Within 5 years my observation will ring true and be accepted by the masses. And privacy will be 8 track taped. The cattle dont care. They want fast, easy, convenient, now.

Stephen, why dont you start writing posts instead of slamming those who do.

Steven, my post isnt selling anything other than awareness. And a suggestion as to what you should do because of a flawed system that allows this to happen. I didnt bash privacy advocates, I said they have an uphill battle because privacy is on life support. And when you boil down a well thought article into "selling something" I say CRIKEY! Propaganda? Its an observation. What am I lobbying for? Personal security and responsibility. Thats it.

Without fail Steven, you succeeded again, in saying nothing of value.

Can I buy ATMs in Europe and have the same fun? Is there the same raw data? https://www.finextra.com/blogs/fullblog.aspx?blogid=3551

Cedric:

I must compliment you on your "way" Youre cool calm and collected.

"kings and queens in some countries of the world. :-)" Yes, to me, old school and antiquated. Not enough checks and balances in that system. I was more focused on the wizards and dragons smoke and mirrors myths of magic and threats. A wizard, who was the first "black hat hacker" would cause a problem and tell you how to solve it, if you paid him in status and allegiance.

"Concerning the signature, you are criticizing a monument in our culture."

YES! Its existing level of security is non-present in every day transactions. Its time to either abandon it or secure it. Thats where image-based fraud detection comes in. It provides a level of authenticity to the handwritten signature. Otherwise the honor system is no longer is sufficent. The idea of all sheep and no wolves.

"The John Hancock (as called in the US) is still a very powerful way of giving evidence of The provenance of a document (Identity) The intention of an individual with regard to that document (Will)"

Maybe. Only to the point of forgery. Which is where the honor system comes in. Its the "8 track tape" of security. I have no use for it.

"In France, mostly to sign official papers"

The French must be very honest. Or the wolves havent moved in yet. But they will.

"I would give a vote to signature in a face to face against static PIN codes."

They both suck. Unless backed up with effective authentication.

"My point of view might change if we were talking about one-time passcodes."

Yes. Not effective for the limited human brain. But thats where technology producing them comes in. But the transporting of little keyfob devices has its own set of problems.

Finextra blogs needs a spell check. Please.

Thank you Cedric, I fixed. Grazie!