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Steve McQueen fan, clearly...The arrest of yet another illegal immigrant working at the House of Commons has revealed an unexpected vulnerability in the Home Office's plan to secure the UK's borders. What if they arrive at Heathrow and just run for it?… read more »
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National security now wholly funded by shoppingThe government, the British Airports Authority and the Information Commissioner's Office are arguing over fingerprinting at Heathrow's new Terminal 5, which is due to open on Thursday. T5 is to use a 'count them all in, count them all out' biometric system to log entry and exit to the departure lounge, but the ICO thinks the move may breach the Data Protection Act, and has demanded an explanation from BAA.… read more »
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http://blog.thc.org/index.php?/archives/1-GSM-Researcher-stopped-at-Heathrow-Airport-by-UK-government-officials.htmlBy John Doe April 16. 2008I was leaving today from the United Kingdom/Heathrow airport. I am about to speak at the HITB IT security conference about GSM security and the USRP (gnu-radio project).I was searched by the UK government while waiting at the Gate and reading a newspaper. A UK Government employee flipped his badge and said "Let's talk. Come over here".They detained my USRP read more »
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=566734&in_page_id=1770&ct=5By SAM GREENHILL Daily Mail16th May 2008Airport security was condemned as a joke last night after an Afghan involved in the Stansted hijacking was found to be working at Heathrow as a cleaner.Police arrested Nazamuddin Mohammidy at Terminal 5 where he showed his British Airways pass allowing him access to secure areas.The Tories said it was a breathtaking breach of security and demanded immediate action f read more »
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