On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Steve Furlong wrote:
On Monday 21 July 2003 01:12, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
<http://nytimes.com/2003/07/21/technology/21PATE.html?pagewanted=prin t&position=>
A 'Funky A.T.M.' Lets You Pay for Purchases Made Online
I worked on a commercial digital money system a few years ago. One of their business models was almost identical to Amos': stick cash in a kiosk to get electronic money. It'd be interesting to see how that system plays with Amos' patent.
It's not going to be anonymous at all. Remember, ATM's are always protected by cameras. If the digicash isn't anonymous, it's worthless.
(I won't be able to observe directly, as I was fired from that company because I'm an incompetent slacker (boss's view) or because the boss was a jack-booted jackass (my view).)
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