>> http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/15/content_272271.htm
Thanks, Anders,
It seems to me, telephones are becoming wallets in
Korea because the bank, the telco, and the government
collaborate instead of competing.
That might happen in the US. We're no smarter than
the Korean consumer, probably dumber. But our banks,
telcos and government entities are more entrenched;
there are too many actors, refusing to cooperate!
There might be a window of opportunity, before the
wireless industry and banks in the US stops fighting.
I hope somebody produces an end-to-end AR/AP
device for individuals to sync our mutual obligations
without rubberstamping them at the Bank.
If the general public cannot agree on a P2P architecture,
we will all be locked into some centralized scheme,
basically, forever.
Todd Boyle - Kirkland WA - 425-827-3107
http://www.ledgerism.net/
At 11:16 PM 3/4/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote,
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http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/15/content_272271.htm
But I believe a "Wireless Citizen Card" is much more
interesting long-term because if you are "identified"
you can "be" all the other things you need to be like
paying using 3D Secure which do not require a local
credit card (as it resides on secure servers).
So far it looks like the EU will lose the initiative as
we have no dominant software vendors and other
important parties seem unable to go outside of their
own core business.
I say it one more time: The smart ID card is dead and gone.
It is beyond repair.
It is like X.500 versus the Web.
Or OSI versus TCP/IP.
Or BetaMax versus VHS.
I saw it happen in "slow-motion"...
regards
Anders Rundgren
