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Europe Adding RFID Tags to Euro Currency

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the concept-of-cash-being-eliminated dept.

An EETimes article a few days ago reports that the European Central Bank is planning to add RFID tags to euro bank notes. This would allow each bill to be tracked whenever it is used, and if the chip includes writable memory, to even record its own history.

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  1. Re:oh well - maybe lead to ecash by kigrwik · · Score: 5, Funny

    Related News:

    The European Federal Bank commented recently that a low-orbital nuclear explosion
    would not only wreck all cash dispensers, computers and electric razors for 5000 miles around, it would also rob 300 million of europeans of their pocket change.

    Cautious people are already storing water and food supplies.

    Tom's Hardware ran a video showing a 50 euros note frying in flames due to massive overclocking ( up to 500 euros ) after the thermal dump was removed.

    --
    -- don't discount flying pigs until you have good air defense
  2. History? by graphicartist82 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure if i'd want to know how many strip joints my money has been in before it gets to me!