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Hong Kong's Octopus

Posted by michael on from the not-talking-about-sushi dept.

Reuters is carrying an interesting story about Hong Kong's Octopus smart card system, which serves as a mass-transit fare card and is now being accepted by merchants for small purchases. A magazine cover story from last year goes more into depth. Interesting to note that the system started off anonymous, and is now being converted into a personally-trackable system.

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  1. politics and technology by tps12 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I like how it "started out anonymous" (read: Hong Kong was part of the UK) and now is becoming "personally trackable" (Hong Kong is now part of the PRC).

    The same thing happened when Hawaii became a state.

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  2. So now the People's Republic of China... by geoffreya · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    ...can track the movements of its citizens -- and foreign visitors -- everywhere they they go in Hong Kong?

    Neato! I just love seeing oppressive commu-capitalist oligarchies improve their efficiency through technology!