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Smartcards are coming to the US

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NODE 7b95e8bbSmartcards are coming to the US
Years after smartcards have become ubiquitous in such countries as Pakistan
and Nepal, not to mention Europe, I just saw my first smartcard commercial
ever on US television.

Way to go :-)



Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, not those of my employer, DigiCash, Inc.

-- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com>
   PGP encrypted mail preferred.
NODE 169a05f8Re: Smartcards are coming to the US
Saw a CNN story Friday about an interesting special debit card 
application in Mexico.  They're being issued to poor Mexicans, who can 
use them to buy tortillas and a few other foodstuffs.  The cards are tied to 
a behavior-control database and failure to send kids to school, get 
mandatory medical exams/treatments/vaccinations, etc. results in card 
deactivation.

bd

On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Lucky Green wrote:

> Years after smartcards have become ubiquitous in such countries as Pakistan
> and Nepal, not to mention Europe, I just saw my first smartcard commercial
> ever on US television.
> 
> Way to go :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, not those of my employer, DigiCash, Inc.
> 
> -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com>
>    PGP encrypted mail preferred.
> 
> 
>
NODE 94e6d258Re: Smartcards are coming to the US
On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Lucky Green wrote:

> Years after smartcards have become ubiquitous in such countries as Pakistan
> and Nepal, not to mention Europe, I just saw my first smartcard commercial
> ever on US television.
> 
> Way to go :-)

Have you seen the Visa (mastercard) commercial that shows the finger 
print reader and spouts off "Single digit PINs"  (Digit, get it?)

> Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, not those of my employer, DigiCash, Inc.
> 
> -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com>
>    PGP encrypted mail preferred.

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