CDR: RE: RISKS: New Jersey shuts down E-ZPass statement site after
At 09:48 AM 11/6/00 -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
Of course, EZ-Pass could have been designed so that the device was anonymous, and prepaid stored value (bought for cash) smartcards used to meter access.
It would probably have worked out cheaper as well, since the accounting overhead goes away, and they make intereset on the float of unused cards....
AAAAGH! PT is channelling RAH!! The horror, the horror... :-) to both
At 9:46 PM -0500 on 11/6/00, David Honig wrote:
At 09:48 AM 11/6/00 -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
Of course, EZ-Pass could have been designed so that the device was anonymous, and prepaid stored value (bought for cash) smartcards used to meter access.
It would probably have worked out cheaper as well, since the accounting overhead goes away, and they make intereset on the float of unused cards....
AAAAGH! PT is channelling RAH!! The horror, the horror...
Like Chickenman, I'm everywhere, I'm everywhere...
Cheers,
RAH
Who did an interview with Charles Platt for Wired this evening, god help us
all, on streaming bearer cash and the DCSB meeting tomorrow...
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