From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-21 23:33:59 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 07:33:59 +0800
From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 07:33:59 +0800
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Smartcards are coming to the US
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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 :-)
>
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>
> 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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