Re: Prediction about new credit card number scheme

Thomas Grant Edwards wrote:

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By JOHN MARKOFF AN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to remove a major impediment to credit card transactions over the Internet, a business group led by Mastercard International and Visa International plans to announce an industry-standard technology Thursday for protecting the security of electronic payments.

My prediction about the new CC standard: it will be a mistake if they don't pass on the details to cypherpunks.

I believe that there will be a public review period. --Jeff -- Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist Netscape Communication Corporation jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw Any opinions expressed above are mine.