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
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
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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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