"A NOEVIL rules out threats posed by hostile or incompetent administrators. The authors make the observation that administrators are not assumed to be incapable of human error."
Paraphrase: In addition, in “The State of the Art in the Abuse of Biometrics” Heana Buhan and Pieter Hartel, both who have lots of experience with data privacy and security management, state that the system of biometrics requires that none of the administrators are “hostile” or malicious, coined “NOEVIL”.
"Since 2007, Mayor Bloomberg has spent $722 million replacing paper time cards with biometric hands scanners for city employees, but now he's admitted that 'CityTime' has 'been a disaster.' Not only has he spent more than ten times what what was planned on the new computer system, it's still only a third done! Still, he doesn't know how to fix the problem, and when asked who should be held accountable he named the wrong official. 'Ed's spent, it's an incalculable amount of time over the last few years looking at it, and you know, he's still trying to figure out,' Bloomberg said, turning to Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler. 'you want to add anything to that?' 'No,' said Skyler, who is not in charge of the project.
'It's been a disaster. It is one of these massive computer projects that very seldom ever is successful,' said Bloomberg. Comptroller John Liu hopes the city can finally stop spending on the new-fangled system. 'If the mayor is finally aware of all the problems with CityTime, that's a good sign, because we can't afford to waste any more money on it.' According to the Daily News, more than a dozen consultants employed by Office of Payroll Administration Director Joel Bondy, the project's actual boss, made over $300,000 each last year.
Paraphrase: A prime example of this is since 2007 in New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg adopted biometric hand scanners to replace paper time cards for its city employees; yet, three years later, after already spending 772 million dollars the system was only one-third complete. Bloomberg called the system a major catastrophe (Jaszi).
"Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner's finger to get round the vehicle's hi-tech security system.
The car, a Mercedes S-class, was protected by a fingerprint recognition system.
Accountant K Kumaran's ordeal began when he was run down by four men in a small car as he was about to get into his Mercedes in a Kuala Lumpur suburb.
The gang, armed with long machetes, demanded the keys to his car.
It is worth around $75,000 second-hand on the local market, where prices are high because of import duties.
Stripped naked
The attackers forced Mr Kumaran to put his finger on the security panel to start the vehicle, bundled him into the back seat and drove off.
But having stripped the car, the thieves became frustrated when they wanted to restart it. They found they again could not bypass the immobiliser, which needs the owner's fingerprint to disarm it.
They stripped Mr Kumaran naked and left him by the side of the road - but not before cutting off the end of his index finger with a machete.
Police believe the gang is responsible for a series of thefts in the area."
Paraphrase: In Malaysia a wealthy accountant was targeted due to his Mercedes-Benz S, which was equipped with a finger scanner start up mechanism. The gang who stole the car ended up chopping off the accountant's index finger with a machete in order to restart the car whenever needed (Kent).
"Right now, the likelihood of this remains low, but other experts also warn it's an emerging threat as cars continue to advance and rely a lot more on computers and technology."
Quote: "Experts [...] warn it's an emerging threat as cars continue to advance and rely a lot more on computers and technology” (Whitely).
Works Cited
Buhan, Heana, and Hartel, Pieter. “The State of the Art in the Abuse of Biometrics.” University of Twente, N.p. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://doc.utwente.nl/54534/1/state_of_the_art.pdf>.
Jaszi, Sabrina. "Bloomberg: Oops, $722 M Hand Scanners Are a "Disaster"" Gothamist. N.p., 2 Mar. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://gothamist.com/2010/03/02/bloomberg_oops_722_m_hand_scanners.php>
Kent, Jonathan. "Malaysia Car Thieves Steal Finger." BBC News. BBC, 31 Mar. 2005. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm>.
Whitely, Jason. "Hacking Car Computers an Emerging Threat, Experts Warn." Wfaa.com. N.p., 13 Feb. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.wfaa.com/news/technology/Hacking-car-computers-an-emerging-threat-experts-warn-139264168.html>.
Paraphrase: In addition, in “The State of the Art in the Abuse of Biometrics” Heana Buhan and Pieter Hartel, both who have lots of experience with data privacy and security management, state that the system of biometrics requires that none of the administrators are “hostile” or malicious, coined “NOEVIL”.
"Since 2007, Mayor Bloomberg has spent $722 million replacing paper time cards with biometric hands scanners for city employees, but now he's admitted that 'CityTime' has 'been a disaster.' Not only has he spent more than ten times what what was planned on the new computer system, it's still only a third done! Still, he doesn't know how to fix the problem, and when asked who should be held accountable he named the wrong official. 'Ed's spent, it's an incalculable amount of time over the last few years looking at it, and you know, he's still trying to figure out,' Bloomberg said, turning to Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler. 'you want to add anything to that?' 'No,' said Skyler, who is not in charge of the project.
'It's been a disaster. It is one of these massive computer projects that very seldom ever is successful,' said Bloomberg. Comptroller John Liu hopes the city can finally stop spending on the new-fangled system. 'If the mayor is finally aware of all the problems with CityTime, that's a good sign, because we can't afford to waste any more money on it.' According to the Daily News, more than a dozen consultants employed by Office of Payroll Administration Director Joel Bondy, the project's actual boss, made over $300,000 each last year.
Paraphrase: A prime example of this is since 2007 in New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg adopted biometric hand scanners to replace paper time cards for its city employees; yet, three years later, after already spending 772 million dollars the system was only one-third complete. Bloomberg called the system a major catastrophe (Jaszi).
"Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner's finger to get round the vehicle's hi-tech security system.
The car, a Mercedes S-class, was protected by a fingerprint recognition system.
Accountant K Kumaran's ordeal began when he was run down by four men in a small car as he was about to get into his Mercedes in a Kuala Lumpur suburb.
The gang, armed with long machetes, demanded the keys to his car.
It is worth around $75,000 second-hand on the local market, where prices are high because of import duties.
Stripped naked
The attackers forced Mr Kumaran to put his finger on the security panel to start the vehicle, bundled him into the back seat and drove off.
But having stripped the car, the thieves became frustrated when they wanted to restart it. They found they again could not bypass the immobiliser, which needs the owner's fingerprint to disarm it.
They stripped Mr Kumaran naked and left him by the side of the road - but not before cutting off the end of his index finger with a machete.
Police believe the gang is responsible for a series of thefts in the area."
Paraphrase: In Malaysia a wealthy accountant was targeted due to his Mercedes-Benz S, which was equipped with a finger scanner start up mechanism. The gang who stole the car ended up chopping off the accountant's index finger with a machete in order to restart the car whenever needed (Kent).
"Right now, the likelihood of this remains low, but other experts also warn it's an emerging threat as cars continue to advance and rely a lot more on computers and technology."
Quote: "Experts [...] warn it's an emerging threat as cars continue to advance and rely a lot more on computers and technology” (Whitely).
Works Cited
Buhan, Heana, and Hartel, Pieter. “The State of the Art in the Abuse of Biometrics.” University of Twente, N.p. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://doc.utwente.nl/54534/1/state_of_the_art.pdf>.
Jaszi, Sabrina. "Bloomberg: Oops, $722 M Hand Scanners Are a "Disaster"" Gothamist. N.p., 2 Mar. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://gothamist.com/2010/03/02/bloomberg_oops_722_m_hand_scanners.php>
Kent, Jonathan. "Malaysia Car Thieves Steal Finger." BBC News. BBC, 31 Mar. 2005. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm>.
Whitely, Jason. "Hacking Car Computers an Emerging Threat, Experts Warn." Wfaa.com. N.p., 13 Feb. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.wfaa.com/news/technology/Hacking-car-computers-an-emerging-threat-experts-warn-139264168.html>.