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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:08:39 +0100
Subject: Re: Japan making RFID-trackable cash
From: "David G.W. Birch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Digital Bearer Settlement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Bob Hett
http://theregister.com/content/55/32061.html
Japan's starting to add RFIDs to their 1-yen (~$100) bills.
Notes will come with Hitachi's 0.3mm "mew-chip" which
responds to radio signals by sending out a 128-bit number.
Each chip costs about 50 yen.
The article says that each number _could_ be a
