Speaking of ID, Nevada's improving on its identification system for
driving licenses. In 2008, your photo will be scanned and transmitted
to a facial recognition company before the license is issued. It will
be compared initially to just the NV license holders to prevent
duplicates, and later will be compared to a national database of other
states. It will delay issuance of the D/L by a few days, and the new
D/L will be mailed out rather than dispensed at the DMV when you apply
for it. I like this idea, and think it'll improve ferreting out miscreants.
Nonny
Mxsmanic wrote:
> Rick Blaine writes:
>
>> And if you looked at the cost of implementing smart cards and the smart card
>> infrastructure across a country the size of the US, you'd understand why.
>
> That hasn't stopped other countries.
>
> The reality is that the fraud is cheaper than the smart cards, and since
> forcing people to show ID costs the credit-card issuer nothing (but costs the
> customer a lot), it is preferred by the issuers. It's once again a case of
> shafting customers to maximize profit.
>
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