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Biometric identity cards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (R. A. Hettinga)
Sun Sep 23 10:57:43 2001
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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 13:17:37 -0400
From: Steve Furlong <sfurlong@acmenet.net>
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New Scientist reports that Malaysia has brought out identity cards with
fingerprints embedded in the chips to prevent fraud. All Malaysian
citizens must carry these cards.
Malaysia is willing to share the technology with the US and other
countries now worried about terrorism.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991331
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while bad people will find a way around the laws." -- Plato
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