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Comment Re:much bigger damage to society (Score 1) 122

by g_attrill on Friday March 06, 2009 @10:45PM (#27101503) Attached to: UK Company Sold Workers' Secret Data

In this case it's not the checking of the employees that is the focus of attention (it says the companies using the service were written to and warned), but the building of the database. The employee's details were not allowed to be shared in such a way without their permission, and the company wasn't registered to even create such a database. Certain details (such as records of them reporting safety breaches, union membership etc) would be of debatable legality in any database of that tye.

Comment Re:Which probably explains.... (Score 1) 166

by g_attrill on Saturday October 11, 2008 @09:15PM (#25342893) Attached to: Huge Credit Fraud Ring Sends Europeans' Data To Pakistan

My local Sainsbury's recently changed all their readers from Dione to (I think) a VeriFone device. The Dione PEDs didn't seem to stand up to the volume of usage though, the rubber buttons often didn't work, and a few times they had actually come out of the unit and needed pushing back in.

Feed Engadget: Nissan unveils concept car with anti-drunk driving technology (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Friday August 03, 2007 @04:53PM

Filed under: Transportation

Just as expected, Nissan has indeed rolled out a concept vehicle that showcases its long-awaited anti-drunk driving technology. The vehicle sports "multiple preventative features" designed to curb inebriated operation of vehicles, and essentially detects the driver's state of sobriety and kicks into action if you've had a bit much. Amongst the detection agents are alcohol odor sensors built into the locking shift knob, seat-mounted sensors that can activate a voice and navigation screen warning, and a facial monitoring system that determines your "state of consciousness through your eyes." Regrettably, there's still no word as to when this system could actually hit showroom floors, but if the automaker has shelled out enough dough to craft a concept vehicle, we'd imagine it's not too far out.

[Via TheAutoChannel]

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