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| 1 | <h3>30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance</h3> | ||
| 2 | <p>"Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB, | ||
| 3 | the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the | ||
| 4 | assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all | ||
| 5 | citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The | ||
| 6 | system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be | ||
| 7 | your decision?"<br> | ||
| 8 | The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with | ||
| 9 | a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an | ||
| 10 | escape from the financial panopticon. | ||
| 11 | </p> | ||
| 12 | <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/1970s-researchers-predicted-debit-cards-would-be-great-1699216972" role="button">Source</a></p> | ||