Monday, August 28, 2006

"24" Raih Emmy Award

Buat yang sering tongkrongin Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), di serial film "24" boleh sedikit berbangga. Serial yang telah berlangsung selama lima season ini meraih Emmy Award sebagai the best drama series dan best actor untuk Kiefer Sutherland.

Hati-Hati Dengan Kunci Hotel

Saya mendapatkan posting ini dari seorang kawan dan mungkin ada manfaatnya untuk kita. Saya sendiri sih biasanya malas kasih kunci ke front desk saat ingin keluar hotel. Tapi kalau baca isi nasihatnya, agak paranoid juga sih. Jangan-jangan malah kita yang kena denda hotel, dibebankan pada nomor credit card kita yang sudah dicacat hotel, KARENA MEMBAWA KABUR KUNCI HOTEl........kan nggak lucu juga.

Isi pesannya mungkin bisa lebih sederhana, HATI-HATILAH KALAU CECK IN, jangan sampai copy lembar pemakaian credit card ketahuan istri....he......he....


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I did not realize that hotel room keycards contained so much information. Sounds like a good advice. I am sure I won't leave my key card anymore. You know how when you check out of a hotel that uses the credit-card-type room key, the clerk often will ask you to return your key(s)...or to drop in a box or slot at the Reception counter?

It's good for the hotel because they save money by re-using those cards. But,it is not good for you, as revealed below by the California Bureau of Investigation:"Southern Californialaw enforcement professionals assigned to detect new threats to personal security issues, recently discovered what type of information is embedded in the credit card type hotel room keys used throughout the industry. Although room keys differ from hotel to hotel, a key obtained from a wellknown hotel chain that was being used for a regional Identity Theft Presentation was found to contain the following the information: a. Customers (your) name b. Customers partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check in date and check out date e.Customer's (your) credit card number and expiry date!

When you return them at the front desk your personal information remain there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a handfull of cards home and using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.

Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee re-issues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically "overwritten" on the card the previous guest's information. But until the card is reused for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT!!!!The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them in at the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader. For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic informationstrip!

Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police DepartmentSEND TO ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

First Day After A Long Holiday

Paling tidak enak dan mungkin nyaris bagai siksaan, adalah masuk kerja setelah liburan panjang. Libur 17 Agustus, hari kejepit 18 Agustus, dan Isra Mi'raj 21 Agustus. Blank....!! dan yang pertama dilakukan adalah memeriksa email (sudah barang tentu menumpuk).

Saya harus mencek online seminar New Public Management (NPM) yang saya ikuti. Untungnya tugas yang masih harus diselesaikan hanyalah menulis essay. Jadi hari ini saya hanya memberi komentar terhadap tulisan-tulisan yang ada didalam "forum." Situs Kedai Kebebasan agak bermasalah hari ini, jadi ada waktu untuk mencek dan mengerjakan yang lain. Paling tidak satu hari tidak bingung memilih artikel apa yang akan dimuat disana.

Well, Liverpool have to be win tonight otherwise they will lose 10 millions Euro. No local tv channel broadcast this match...huh......

Let's be a positive in the middle of SBY's August 16th debate, whether Indonesia poorest population reduce, remains the same or even highest than before. Who's should be blame? We need a prove and not just as a simple asking for impeachment.

Anyway, ada yang kena denda juga saat tidak mengibarkan bendera Republik Indonesia saat perayaan Hari Kemerdekaan,..... hari giniiiiiii.....???