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	Oyster card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing designed for use on Transport for London and National Rail services within the Greater London area of England.
		As with the Octopus card and other pay as you go smartcards, also notably in Japan, there is the potential for future expansion of the Oyster card to act as an e-money payment system.
		Oyster cards can be used to store both period travelcards and bus passes (of one week or more), and a pay as you go balance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oyster_card (2900 words)

	Oyster Shack Card Model from Fiddlersgreen.net
		Oysters, best known for their reputed aphrodisiac powers, have been a favorite of food lovers throughout the centuries, beginning with the Roman emperors who paid for them by their weight in gold.
		Oysters are not only delicious, but they're also one of the most nutritionally well balanced of foods, containing protein, carbohydrates and lipids.
		Oysters are an excellent source of vitamins A, B1(thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), C (ascorbic acid) and D (calciferol).
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /buildings/new-england/oyster-shack/info/info.htm (909 words)

	How an Oyster card could ruin your marriage
		Oyster cards, the "smart" little blue thing in London commuters' wallets that enable them to travel at will around the capital, have another, unexpected function.
		One private investigator said: "Oyster cards won't tell you that the bloke's been cheating on his wife, but it will show if he's been in one part of town when he's supposed to be somewhere else.
		Divorce lawyers said they were sceptical that Oyster cards would be used in divorce proceedings, but accepted that it could lead more people to realise their relationship was over.
	www.propagandamatrix.com /articles/february2006/190206oyster.htm (827 words)

	Oyster spearheads a ticketing revolution: the Oyster smart card holds out the promise of faster, easier, and more ...
		The credit card-sized Oyster cards themselves are based on Philip's Mifare chip technology complying with the ISO 14443 A standard, and which has an estimated share of 80% of the global public transport smart-ticketing market.
		Oyster has been gradually introduced for various classes of travel and outlets, including weekly, monthly, annual season, and pre-pay tickets since November 2002 when 80,000 London Underground (LU) and London Bus staff were issued with cards.
		Oyster functions through an aerial and a small microchip, which can handle and store information and is embedded in the smart card.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_2_44/ai_113853218 (911 words)

	London Oyster Card Smartcard Payment System
		Oyster cards are a high tech option aimed at keeping London's public transport moving faster and more efficiently.
		The Oyster card is a permanent reusable electronic ticket which is topped up from time to time by its owner.
		Oyster Cards are also used for purchasing long term Travelcard or similar season tickets of 7 days or more.
	www.londontoolkit.com /briefing/oystercard.htm (596 words)

	Usability News - Review: The Hidden Complexity of the Oyster Card
		The Oyster kiosk seemed easy to use, and on-screen instructions indicated to swipe the Oyster card over a yellow pad on the front of the machine; current account details were then presented on the kiosk display and an option to renew the last monthly pass was easy to find.
		The card was not accepted; after a few attempts we approached the station attendant, who swiped the card over a handheld device and declared that the monthly pass was out of date.
		A key difference between the Travelcard and Oyster card is the printed evidence on the face of the Travelcard that allows the attendant to see that the card is indeed not out of date and is simply corrupt.
	www.usabilitynews.com /news/article1708.asp (1372 words)

	London Oyster card - a tool for spouse stalkers? \| The Register
		Transport for London's (TfL) 'ID card lite', the Oyster travelcard, is already being illicitly used to snoop on people's movements, according to the Independent on Sunday.
		Oyster cards have already figured in a number of serious crime investigations.
		An RFID card, used by the majority of commuting Londoners for travelling and shopping, could well be worth a spot a high-tech snooping, cloning and skimming, well ahead of the national ID card achieving similar status.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2006/02/20/oyster_security_flaws (637 words)

	OysterCard \| Coofer Cat's Weblog
		For those outside London, the Oyster Card is an electronic card that is used for travel around London (mostly on the Tube and http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/buses).
		In short, the card can be "charged up" with a travel card (that gives unlimited travel for a period of time) or with 'pre-pay' credit.
		For most people, the Oyster Card is a very convenient, safe way to carry a valid ticket for travel in London.
	www.coofercat.com /wiki/OysterCard (2330 words)

	[EED] Blog 786 - oyster sucks arse
		The Oyster card is the first mass market RFID application in the country.
		In short, once you have one of these cards and you've charged it up with pre-pay dosh - for this example - every time you touch your card in and out of a journey, the appropriate amount is deducted from some electronic wonga stored on the chip.
		The idea of a fake oyster card that goes beep is quite a fun one but of course it will do nothing for getting you onto busses (it lights up for the driver and shows your current credit) or onto tubes because the gates wont open.
	www.electricdeath.com /blog/786 (4650 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Oyster Card
		The Oyster Card is a "Smart Card" type of Travelcard for use on the London Transport system.
		The Oyster card is passed over the reader in order to open the barrier.
		Oyster cards can be purchased from most London Underground stations and also online from Oystercard.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A1930097 (541 words)

	The Oyster Gotcha - Software Reality
		But in the Oyster Card example, I’m convinced that some application of user scenario-based design would have caught the (really quite major, and obvious) usability issue and allowed some sort of workaround to be worked into the overall system (i.e.
		Currently a 1-5 zone travel card is £139.40 on Oyster and £132.45 from the local station, it just might be worth the £84.00 difference to queue for 10 mins 12 times a year..
		I'm on my third Oyster card this year as the first one failed after leaving it next to my mobile and the 2nd card was not communicating properly with the oyster readers on the buses and tube barriers.
	www.softwarereality.com /design/OysterGotcha.jsp (9054 words)

	FT.com / World / UK - TfL drops proposal to expand Oyster card use (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He believes that there is a significant market for paying with Oyster cards at newsagents, public houses, parking machines, fast-food outlets and supermarkets.
		Mr Jones said the wider use of the Oyster card would require a significant increase in the level of security encryption.
		He added that although cards were replacing cash as a means of payment at a rapid rate, in the past the use of transport cards to pay for other goods had not proved that popular.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/296a2200-d8ae-11da-9715-0000779e2340.html (551 words)

	Trying to Understand the Oyster Card - FlyerTalk Forums
		I do find it appealing to have the card and charge it before travel, making your arrival and stay more seamless, and there's also the buses (which we've not been brave enough to try yet, but I suspect that there will be a rainy day on which we learn to ride them).
		The same card can be a travel card then becoming a pre-paid later on after the travel card expires; or a pre-paid card can become a travel card if you buy it on that (but it won't be a pre-paid during your travel card period).
		But from your needs, if you buy a 7-day travel card as an Oyster card, you should be fine for the tube and the buses during that period.
	www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=326948 (1315 words)

	Transport for London - General information - Oyster card (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Always touch it on a card reader at the beginning and end of your journey, even if the gates are open.
		Oyster cards with Travelcards are valid on Tube, DLR, tram and National Rail services within your chosen zones and across the entire London bus network.
		Oyster cards with Bus Passes are valid across the entire London bus network and on trams.
	www.tfl.gov.uk /tfl/fares-tickets/2006/oyster/general.asp (914 words)

	RFIDa - RFID Oyster Cards
		Oyster cards do not need to be removed from purses or wallets to pass through the train gates or to board the bus.
		Oyster Cards Do you get frustrated when the person in front of you stops in front of a ticket gate to fumble around in their wallet, trying to find their ticket, which they then proceed to put in the slot upside down?
		If the Oyster Card system (which is also installed on Buses as well as at Tube stations) had been in place then, it is safe to assume that the central database...
	www.rfida.com /nb/oyster.htm (1417 words)

	London travel guide - Wikitravel
		Travelcards, Oyster or otherwise, are valid, but it is not possible, for example, to use pre-pay to extend a Zone 1 Travelcard to a Zone 5 station.
		Oyster cards are available at every Underground station but require payment of a deposit of £3; this is refunded when the card is returned.
		The amount of Pre-Pay deducted from your Oyster card in one day is capped at the cost of the appropriate day travelcard for the zones you have travelled through, less 50 pence.
	wikitravel.org /en/London (13171 words)

	Card Technology, The Smart Card News Source
		Besides increasing use of their fare cards, putting a payment function on them could enable transit agencies to save money-as long as they can convince a financial institution or other service provider to issue some of the cards for them.
		This level of acceptance may be one reason Oyster card organizers believe they can expand beyond fare collection so soon after the project launch.
		France-based smart card maker Axalto, which is involved in the pilot, predicts operators will roll out 12 million cards for the project.
	www.cardtechnology.com /article.html?id=20051025X7QA8UXN (2412 words)

	'Smart card' will pay for trains, trams and buses
		Douglas Alexander announced that the "Oyster" ticketing system, which covers public transport in London but does not apply to most journeys on the main rail network, would be extended to trains in the capital and would lay the foundation for a system to cover all public transport.
		Passengers simply "swipe" the card over electronic equipment at the start of their journey and swipe it again when they reach their destination.
		Transport for London has paid for Oyster card-reading equipment to be installed in all 300 railway stations in travel zones 1 to 6.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/may2006/110506_b_Smartcard.htm (753 words)

	Foiling the Oyster Card (Spy Blog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Even the new pre-pay cards, which are more anonymous, unless you use a credit card or choose to register the card, still have a unique tracking serial number which can be tied to the omnipresent CCTV Surveillance on London Underground, and increasingly even on London Buses.
		This means that instead of a convenient, rapid check like the Oyster card, such a passport will involve fumbling to get the covers open to expose the smartcard page inside, and then presenting it to the reader device.
		When the Oyster system was being tested prior to going live, they did have to turn down the power on the yellow readers, as they were picking up Oyster Cards from the adjacent Tube gates.
	www.spy.org.uk /spyblog/2004/02/foiling_the_oyster_card.html (4056 words)

	Surveillance by Oyster Card \| Samizdata.net
		I would expect that by the end of this year you might find that your card suddenly becomes invalidated and you are then required to fill out a more detailed application form, as so many people had to do when the Oyster card came out.
		Of course, I have a personal experience from the other side, which is that my Oyster Card was stolen, and with the help of London Underground I was actually able to track down the culprit based on his movements.
		I don't have any credit or debit cards because, as with the Oyster card, they can be used to track your movements and monitor you.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/008524.html (6385 words)

	Oyster (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oyster card, a smartcard developed for the London Underground.
		Euphemism for the vulva; sometimes "bearded oyster" [1]
		This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oyster_(disambiguation) (80 words)

	Giant Steps Towards Cashless/Surveillance Society Going On Unnoticed In London
		The oyster card is waved over a reader in underground stations to gain entry, users top it up as they would credit on a cell phone.
		The ad campaign behind the card is that it's easier and less hassle and can magically transport you quicker, something that anyone who uses the Northern line regularly will know is BS.
		It has been previously exposed how Oyster cards are also used to track commuters.
	www.infowars.com /articles/bb/oyster_card_giant_step_unnoticed.htm (833 words)

	Oyster Card privacy policy (Spy Blog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This information is purely for the purpose of after-sales service, marketing (where you have opted to participate), research and statistical analysis including travel patterns and conducting surveys.
		If you contact the department regarding your Oystercard we use your name and address details along with the verification of your security password (set up at the registration stage) to verify that you are the cards owner and also we require this information to send out replacements when your card is lost/stolen.
		Your name and address are associated with the id number before you even receive the card.
	www.spy.org.uk /spyblog/2004/03/oyster_card_privacy_policy.html (1106 words)

	Smart Card Group
		For the migration of its banking cards to the EMV standard, Siam City Bank (SCIB), one of Thailand's largest financial i.....
		The Smart Card Group are a Smart Card and security company who provide in-depth consultancy, tailored Smart Card solutions and up-to-the minute industry analysis on a global scale.
		Currently the Smart Card Group has developed a new security system for citizen cards using JCOP duel interface cards, which is currently being used by local authorities in the UK.
	www.smartcardgroup.com (592 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Fare hike warning for Oyster Card
		Passengers are being warned to use their Oyster Cards correctly or face paying more for their journeys.
		Transport for London said if the card is not scanned it does not know the correct fare to apply.
		Users buy credit for the card - so it can be used in a "pay-as-you-go" style - and fares are also discounted.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/6161498.stm (334 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| London \| Oyster data is 'new police tool'
		Police are increasingly turning to Oyster travel cards to track criminals' movements, according to new figures.
		Records showed someone attempted to use the dead man's Oyster card in Kensal Green tube station the day after he was killed in January.
		Police say they only use the cards if they have good reason, and Transport for London says information is not passed on to a third party for commercial reasons.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4800490.stm (366 words)

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