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From: Sommers sommers@*****.edu
Subject: Human barcodes
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:30:12 -0400
At 03:22 PM 9/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>What about an invisible bar code, say one everyone has at the same location
>on their person; think of the UV stamps or the like used in various venues.
>Sinless would not have them, and would make a market for temporary tatoos of
>that sort.
>
>Argent

Naw, Demolition Man had it right. Everyone has a chip implanted sub-dermall
under their right hand. When you want to buy something, you wave it over
the scanner and it picks up the information on the chip. It can then pull
up your ID, debit your account for purchases, etc.


Sommers
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