Daily Mail [UK]
"Adam Laurie is no ordinary hacker. In the world of computing, he is
considered a genius -- a man whose talents are used by government
departments and blue-chip companies to guard against terrorists and
cyber-criminals. ... Embedded inside the card for foreigners is a
microchip .... the vital security measure that, so the Government
believes, will make identity cards 'unforgeable.' But as I watch,
Laurie picks up a mobile phone and, using just the handset and a
laptop computer, electronically copies the ID card microchip and all
its information in a matter of minutes. He then creates a cloned card,
and with a little help from another technology expert, he changes all
the information the card contains -- the physical details of the
bearer, name, fingerprints and so on. And he doesn't stop
there." (08/06/09)