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IP: FUN READING tech = personalized fines in Finland
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 16:42:37 -0500
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 10:17:43 -0800 To: dave () farber net From: "Suzanne M. Johnson" <sjohnson () cncdsl com> Subject: tech = personalized fines in Finland http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB978398058976592586.djm& template=bb-company-news^NOK ....clip And so, in October 1999, the Finnish government made some major changes, including basing fines on net income. But the biggest change was this: Using cellular phones, the police can now tap into official tax records, which in Finland are open to the public, and learn within seconds a driver's reported income and the corresponding traffic fine. ....clip
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