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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 20:26:24 +0100 From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com> Subject: Identification and Privacy are not Antinomies

Am I a UK citizen, a good credit risk, a club member in good standing, etc. An appropriate mechanism, a smartcard, can easily authenticate both itself (challenge-response) and the bearer via a biometric and/or PIN without revealing the identity of the holder.

However, who holds out hope that such a sensible thing would ever be adopted by the powers-that-be.

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