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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:07:09 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "James J. O'Donnell" <provost () georgetown edu> Date: February 1, 2010 9:01:56 PM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: interconnecting data Dave, I entered a NYC office building the other day and as usual nowadays had to sign in and get a little badge printed out for me, which authorized me through the turnstile. A wrinkle I hadn't noticed before: guy took my driver's license (from another state) and dipped it in a reader slot, studied his screen readout a bit but didn't type anything, just pushed a couple of buttons, and out printed a badge with my name correctly spelled. Suggests at least that they're reading driver's license data directly; now, question is, if there were a police officer in Kansas (a state I've never visited or had business in) who really wanted to talk to me, would he know by now that I was in that building the other day? The capacity is certainly there. Jim O'Donnell ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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