Smart cards

[A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security]

>   The largest demand, though, will come from government agencies, like
>   Spain's Social Security Administration and the Czech Republic's
>   Healthcare Ministry. China, with a population of 1.2 billion, is
>   considering a national identification card using this technology, said
>   Waqar Qureshi, Motorola worldwide marketing manager for smart-card
>   chips.
 
Been around for quite a while - expensive part is not the cards themselves
($1-$3) but the card *readers*.
						Warmly,
							Padgett