1996-02-13 - Smart cards

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From: “A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security” <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-02-13 17:59:53 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 01:59:53 +0800

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From: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 01:59:53 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Smart cards
Message-ID: <960213091516.2021706c@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
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>   The largest demand, though, will come from government agencies, like
>   Spain's Social Security Administration and the Czech Republic's
>   Healthcare Ministry. China, with a population of 1.2 billion, is
>   considering a national identification card using this technology, said
>   Waqar Qureshi, Motorola worldwide marketing manager for smart-card
>   chips.
 
Been around for quite a while - expensive part is not the cards themselves
($1-$3) but the card *readers*.
						Warmly,
							Padgett





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