Woman Does ID Theft for Bigger Boobies

I guess it’s a better reason for engaging in ID theft when compared to other stuff…like being a drug-addict:

A Florida woman wanted bigger breasts and thinner arms so badly authorities say she was willing to break the law to get them…faces a credit card fraud charge after the U.S. Postal Service says she and an accomplice committed fraud so she could have more than $9,000 of cosmetic surgery. [azcentral.com]

The ID theft victim was a college applicant, whose application did not make it to the specified college.

UC Berkeley Asking Incoming Students for DNA Sample

UC Berkeley is either very progressive, not as brainy an institution I thought it was, or both:

In the past, incoming freshman and transfer students have received a rather typical welcome book from the College of Letters and Science’s “On the Same Page” program, but this year the students will be asked for more.

The students will be asked to voluntarily submit a DNA sample. The cotton swabs will come with two bar code labels. One label will be put on the DNA sample and the other is kept for the students own records.

Students will be able to access the information from a secure website.  Well, the actual quote is “a secure online database where students will be able to retrieve their results by using their bar code” but isn’t that the same thing?

There are legitimate reasons(?) for the DNA sample collection:

Once the DNA sample is sent in and tested, it will show the student’s ability to tolerate alcohol, absorb folic acid and metabolize lactose.

I’m sure it’s meant for good…but there are security concerns here.  I mean, a breach of the results won’t be life-altering.  What about the DNA sample?  Has it been destroyed since testing?  Is it stored somewhere, and if so, how secure is it?  What are the chances that a kid on work-study won’t steal it as part of a fraternity initiation prank?

TSA Worker Has Penis Envy Issues…

…that were triggered by the oh-so-practical airport body scanners:

A TSA worker in Miami was arrested for aggravated battery after police say he attacked a colleague who’d made fun of his small genitalia after he walked through one of the new high-tech security scanners during a recent training session.

Oh, noes…*sigh*  You just know that this is just the beginning.  Soon enough, a “best of” compilation is going to be made, uploaded to the internet, and some guy’s going to be made the scapegoat, and the government will continue to use the scanners.

More ATM Scamming

The site Krebs on Security shows another ingenious duo that got caught (filmed) installing card skimmers.  Although the activities of one guy are off-camera, it’s easy to tell that he’s probably installing a card reader on top of the actual card slot where a debit or credit card would be inserted.

Meanwhile, the accomplice is setting up what is probably a camera.  As you can see from the below video, it has been painted to match the grey portion of the ATM.  Ingenious!  They’re leaving nothing to chance.

But, cameras can be used for good or evil, no?  I mean, it was used to catch the guys.