Prophecy News Watch – November 9 , 2008 - The Bridge Calvary ...

You can view the CNN Hologram report at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOxW19vsTgEnjoy surveillance while it is still visiblehttp://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Schneier-Enjoy-surveillance-while-it-is-still-visible--/news/111819Measures such as ID cards are a temporary measure before biometric technologybecomes ubiquitous; That was the warning from security guru Bruce Schneier this weekwho claims that surveillance technology will get more sophisticated and, moreimportantly, smaller and harder to detect. "We live in a very unique time in our society.The cameras are everywhere and you can still see them," said Schneier, BT's chiefsecurity technology officer. "Five years ago they weren't everywhere, five years fromnow you are not going to see them."As well as camera technology becoming less obtrusive, Schneier said that ID checkswould also become less obvious and may not even require the obvious cooperation ofthe individual being checked. "Five years ago there weren't ID checks everywhere," hesaid. "But five or ten years from now they will happen in the background. It will be anRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip in your wallet, you won't even know its beingchecked."Biometric technologies such as face recognition, or systems based on a particular typeof mobile phone owned or even clothes, may also be used for identity checks. Theincrease in background ID checks means that the current debate around national IDcards in the UK is only a short-term issue, according to Schneier. "I know there aredebates on ID cards everywhere but in a lot of ways, they are only very temporary. Theyare only a temporary solution till biometrics takes over," he said.Eventually, even airports won't actually require people to show ID, as the checks willjust happen in the background while you queue for check-in or move through theterminal. "When you walk into the airport they will know who you are. You won't have toshow an ID – why bother? They can process you quicker," he said.Schneier also amused the audience by admitting that he used an ID card that he hadmade himself to gain entry to the security event he was speaking at. "We all had toshow an ID before we got our RSA badge. I actually showed one I made at home. Theyasked for a photo-ID not an ID that was endorsed by anyone. It is endorsed by me and Iguarantee that it is correct," he said. "It works everywhere but airports I find."The UK recently launched the first batch of its proposed national ID card scheme whichis being mandated for foreign workers from November. The cards will slowly be appliedto other groups, including eventually a voluntary national distribution but which will alsoinclude the addition of driving licences to the national ID database.