But even though NATO is a security alliance and the EU is not, the applicants feel that membership of the EU confers an extra level of security.
This provides as an extra level of security, because it contains the data used to randomise the candidate order on that particular ballot paper.
For several years online shoppers have been asked to input an extra password during the check-out process, but the systems designed to give an extra level of security and prevent fraud have been considered unwieldy and open to exploitation.
Following the revelations, Google was the first major consumer web company to implement an encryption technique know as 'perfect forward secrecy', which adds an extra level of security around the transmission of user data.
Lots of banks now use Verified by Visa to offer an extra level of security if you are paying with a Visa card, or SecureCode if you have a Mastercard.
"But if you're talking about my mom, who visits three sites, having an extra level of security when she comes to PayPal is not going to improve her experience," he added.
The customers, Ms. Svec said, "were not expecting to uncover a terrorist, but most, especially those in transportation, said they wanted to provide an extra level of security to their clients".
At least one of the undercover officers will be an Atlanta police lieutenant who is traveling with the Braves and will be working at field level in a team uniform to provide an extra level of security for Rocker, the police said.
Nationwide, which is one of the providers that still uses card readers, says on its website that it "provides an extra level of security when banking online... your card reader helps to prevent fraudsters from trying to log in as you, and transferring your money".
"Our encryption protocol was based on an open source protocol concept, with an extra level of security developed in-house," the spokesperson explained.
