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		UK national ID card cloned in 12 minutes (computerweekly.com)
		3 points by gasull on Aug 9, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

lallysingh on Aug 9, 2009 | [–]

Looks like the card was rewritten, but nothing was done to regenerate a proper digital signature for the new data.

Not exactly hacking.

dan_the_welder on Aug 10, 2009 | [–]

I'd like my to say "Please give VIP treatment"

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