05-14-2006, 11:38 AM
A security hole in airline boarding passes that could allow an identity thief to obtain a passenger's passport details and date of birth.
full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1766138,00.html
Quote:Q. What could a boarding pass tell an identity fraudster about you? A. Way too much
A simple airline stub, picked out of a bin near Heathrow, led Steve Boggan to investigate a shocking breach of security
This is the story of a piece of paper no bigger than a credit card, thrown away in a dustbin on the Heathrow Express to Paddington station. It was nestling among chewing gum wrappers and baggage tags, cast off by some weary traveller, when I first laid eyes on it just over a month ago...
full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1766138,00.html