A 'Funky A.T.M.' Lets You Pay for Purchases Made Online
Steve Furlong
sfurlong at acmenet.net
Thu Jul 24 19:12:16 PDT 2003
On Thursday 24 July 2003 15:50, Tim May wrote:
> In fact, "digicash" strongly suggests David Chaum's "Digicash,"
That assumes the reader or listener has heard of Digicash, or of Chaum.
Not an assumption I'd be comfortable making.
> I choose not to call "untraceable/anonymous digital cash" by any of
> the marketing-oriented catchwords like "Digicash," "BearerBucks,"
> "E-coins," "MeterMoney," whatever.
I tend to use "electronic money" when discussing coin- or account-based
systems, anonymous or not, with the unwashed masses. It conveys the
meaning well enough to serve as an opening wedge to a better
description, and it's general enough that it shouldn't offend the
sensibilities of those few people who do understand the subject in
depth. And it hasn't been gobbled up by any company, so far as I know.
--
Steve Furlong Computer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel
"If someone is so fearful that, that they're going to start using
their weapons to protect their rights, makes me very nervous that
these people have these weapons at all!" -- Rep. Henry Waxman
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