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Old 02-24-2011, 11:39 AM
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Default Follow The Money May Soon Be Reality

Banks have long considered placing silicon transistors on currency for security purposes, but the technology was too chunky and intensive for paper bills. Now, tiny low-power organic transistors developed by German scientists could make it possible to really follow the money...

Follow the Money: Tiny Transistors Track Cash : Discovery News
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The idea of some institution having the ability to track every dollar I have is a bit unnerving to me.
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Unearving to you and everyone else. This is the start of very bad times ahead IMHO
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Your debit/credit cards already track you along with the various toll systems and many clothing items have RFIDs. Most RFID will not survive a rubber mallet.
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