IP: FUN READING tech = personalized fines in Finland

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> 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&;
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> 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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