Smartcards are coming to the US

[Brad Dolan]

Saw a CNN story Friday about an interesting special debit card 
application in Mexico.  They're being issued to poor Mexicans, who can 
use them to buy tortillas and a few other foodstuffs.  The cards are tied to 
a behavior-control database and failure to send kids to school, get 
mandatory medical exams/treatments/vaccinations, etc. results in card 
deactivation.

bd

On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Lucky Green wrote:

> Years after smartcards have become ubiquitous in such countries as Pakistan
> and Nepal, not to mention Europe, I just saw my first smartcard commercial
> ever on US television.
> 
> Way to go :-)
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> Disclaimer: My opinions are my own, not those of my employer, DigiCash, Inc.
> 
> -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock at netcom.com>
>    PGP encrypted mail preferred.
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