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. ----- http://jya.com/bodies.txt (17 kb for 3) BOD_ies