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Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 20/08/2010 | 3444 views

ATM? No mate, it's a cutting edge work of art

If you've ever been to Trafalgar Square in London then you'll know about the fourth plinth. It's never had a permanent statue on it and in recent years has been temporary home to all manner of fantastic arty fun. It's currently home to a large ship in a bottle and as usual there's much discussion about what will come in future installations. Ente... Group: Whatever...

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 29/04/2010 | 3058 views

Hacking your bank with the help of social networks...

Just read an interesting blog post from a security researcher performing a stealth penetration test on a bank, at the request of the bank incidentally. What was interesting to me was the amount of technical information about the bank's systems that they obtained from public sources - the Facebooks and LinkedIns of the world. This was then followed... Tags: Security

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 15/01/2010 | 2472 views | 1 comment

Britons tech knowledge a little lacking?

In case you've not seen this yet - here's a slightly disturbing insight into the state of awareness of information technology issues in the UK. According to a recent survey, one in 10 Britons think Apple founder Steve Jobs is a trade union leader. One in 20 thinks he's a footballer. Nine percent thought Sir Tim Berners-Lee was head of MI5. Two pe... Group: Whatever...

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 04/01/2010 | 3339 views | 5 comments

Is it just me or has online banking got worse?

I recently had the misfortune to receive a chip and pin card reader to use with my Smile account and in a stroke the entire banking experience has been ruined. It's fiddly to use and generally annoying - particularly when I log in at work and don't have it with me. What I find baffling is that I have to use it whenever I make a bill payment. Now... Tags: Online banking

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 14/09/2009 | 2517 views | 1 comment

Banking in the future - as seen from 1969

The BBC have put a priceless collection of items from Tomorrow's World online. If you've not heard of it, this used to be essential viewing on BBC1. It was a weekly look at science and technology which managed to cover all manner of exciting new developments without the obligatory dumbing down you get now. I believed it all - computers would do all... Group: Video extravaganza