Archives for “security”

One card-reader fits all for online banking

Posted by Nic Price on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 5:55 pm. 10 Comments.

Good news if you do online banking with several different banks. You only need one card-reader. The card-readers are all the same bar the branding. So if you ...

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Online barking with Banclays

Posted by Nic Price on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 8:43 pm. 3 Comments.

I've just received my PINsentry device from Barclays. It's the size of a pocket calculator (remeber those?) or a largish mobile phone. So to do online banking ...

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How to find the IMEI number on a mobile phone

Posted by Nic Price on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 4:59 pm. 0 Comments.

Key in *#06# Turn off your handset. Turn it on again. Allow the handset to load completely. Press the following keys one by one: * # 0 6 # Read ...

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Chip and PIN

Posted by Nic Price on Friday, February 18, 2005 at 12:19 pm. 1 Comment.

Chip and PIN as a method of payment has been in the UK for a couple of months now, and according to all the major ...

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