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From: jya@pipeline.com (John Young)
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 04:18:04 +0800
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8-23-96. FiTi: "The race is on for global groups to develop
'electronic purses' using smart cards."
"We are moving into the electronic age where money will
just be information about the wealth you have," says
Visa. Some companies believe that parts of the body,
rather than paper or coins, can be used to establish the
amount of money somebody has available to spend.
WaPo: "Group Plans Challenge To Net Address Monopoly."
The end may be at hand for the virtual monopoly that
Network Solutions holds over the registration of
Internet addresses. The Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority, the Internet Society and IETF will organize
a competition for the right to operate new registries.
The group's aim is to create alternatives to the
established categories of Internet addresses.
NYP: "Flaw Said to Be Found in Microsoft's Browser."
Markoff's report on the Princeton group's discovery.
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