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Word: swipes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the introduction of electronic access cards in 1992, it became possible for the administration to track electronically every keycard swipe made at the University. In the split second between swiping your card at a dorm entrance, vending machine or library photocopier and getting a pleasing green light, your ID is checked against records, and the time and location of your swipe is recorded. Of course, the records are kept confidential, and unless the Harvard Police or Ad Board has good reason to believe that you've broken a major rule or committed a crime, nobody will ever know that...

Author: By Simon J. Dedeo, | Title: A Plea for Privacy | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...hackers electronically steal calling-card numbers from travelers. As he prepares to make a call, the victim hears a pay phone ring in an airport and answers it, only to find no one on the line. But when he then dials his own call, the crooks tap in and swipe his card number. A tip to the curious: pick up, then hang up for 20 seconds before dialing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Jan. 11, 1999 | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...undergraduates on the regular meal plan, the meal balance reflects the number of meals eaten that week, and there is no limit to the number of times you may swipe in, he says...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The ID Card: What Happens When You Swipe? | 1/6/1999 | See Source »

Once you are authenticated by the system, the swipe machine emits a loud sound--one beep for first-years and a series of beeps for upper-class students...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The ID Card: What Happens When You Swipe? | 1/6/1999 | See Source »

...accommodate only the residents of a particular House or dorm, Lichten says, meaning that the switch to universal access would mandate a memory increase in many of the older readers. However, Lichten says that some of the newer systems are capable of handling the increased swipe load without modification...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The ID Card: What Happens When You Swipe? | 1/6/1999 | See Source »

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