[11778] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Random Thoughts Regarding RSA/NCSA/EIT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kauto Huopio)
Tue Apr 19 06:58:37 1994
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 08:40:25 +0300
From: Kauto Huopio <Kauto.Huopio@lut.fi>
To: "Rob Raisch, The Internet Company" <raisch@internet.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, Pat Farrell <pfarrell@netcom.com>
>>>>> On Mon, 18 Apr 1994 11:03:16 -0700 (PDT), "Rob Raisch, The Internet Company" <raisch@internet.com> said:
Rob> Hmmm... digital cash is an oxymoron. You cannot have digital cash since
Rob> the very nature of cash is its physicality. The protections that cash
Rob> offers against duplication are all physical and economic. It costs more
Rob> to copy money than its face value.
We have digital cash in Finland. The card is issued by Bank of
Finland.
--Kauto
