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[log in to unmask] on 17 December 2004 at 14:09 said:-

> Just a personal warning for you all as you do your Christmas shopping.
>
> I am aware of at least one supermarket where the CCTV cameras
> placed above
> the tills (initially for recording operators' activities) can
> easily capture
> your PIN as you type it in to the keypad.
>
> I would advise you shade the keypad with your spare hand
> (Captain Hook may
> have a problem here) as you enter the PIN.

Surely this would constitute a breach of principles 3 and 7!

Ian W

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> Dear All
>
> Just a personal warning for you all as you do your Christmas shopping.
>
> I am aware of at least one supermarket where the CCTV cameras
> placed above
> the tills (initially for recording operators' activities) can
> easily capture
> your PIN as you type it in to the keypad.
>
> I would advise you shade the keypad with your spare hand
> (Captain Hook may
> have a problem here) as you enter the PIN.
>
> Ian B
>
>
> Ian Buckland
> Managing Director
> Keep IT Legal Ltd
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