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Submission + - Qantas runs into RFID issues (zdnet.com.au) 2

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lukehopewell1

on Thursday May 26, 2011 @01:56AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "Australian airline giant Qantas has implemented new baggage tags powered by RFID technology.

The RFID tag is encoded with the information on a passenger's boarding pass when placed in a bag drop area, and is summarily sent to its destination.

But is it any good?

ZDNet Australia tested the new systems and found that the system sadly had no intention of sending our cargo.

Watch the video."

Submission + - Wi-Fi proven to interfere with aircraft (zdnet.com.au) 1

Submitted by

lukehopewell1

on Thursday March 10, 2011 @02:58AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "It's official: using Wi-Fi on a plane can interfere with a pilot's navigational equipment, according to airline equipment manufacturers Honeywell Avionics and Boeing today.

Boeing confirmed to ZDNet Australia this afternoon that the issue does exist, but said that it has not delivered any planes suffering the fault.

"Blanking of the Phase 3 Display Units (DUs) has been reported during airline EMI (electromagnetic interference) certification testing of wireless broadband systems (Wi-Fi) on various Next-Generation 737 aeroplanes," Boeing told ZDNet Australia in a statement."

Submission + - Data retention should last one year (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by mask.of.sanity on Thursday February 17, 2011 @10:34PM

mask.of.sanity writes: The United States and Australia will enter bilateral talks in an attempt to unify controversial policies that would force internet providers to retain logs on the online habits of citizens.

The US has urged Australia to take a moderate approach as it drafts its legislation and said it should not keep logs for longer than a year.

Some EU nations keep the logs for as long as five years, although European nations disagree over the need for the plan.

Submission + - Aussie pubs beat bar fights with biometrics (zdnet.com.au) 1

Submitted by mask.of.sanity on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @06:06PM

mask.of.sanity writes: Pubs and clubs in Australia are signing up in droves to national and state biometrics databases that capture patron fingerprints, photos, and scanned driver licenses in efforts to curb violence.

The databases of captured patron information mean that individuals banned at one location could be refused entry across a string of venues. Particularly violent individuals could be banned for years.

The databases are virtually free from government regulation as biometrics are not covered by privacy laws, meaning that the handling of details are left to the discretion of technology vendors.

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