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Driver's License to be the Next Debit Card

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the marks-of-the-beast dept.

prostoalex writes "Your US driver's license has a magnetic stripe with unique ID in it, and your debit card carries a magnetic stripe with account information on it, so why not link the two together and allow people to use their driver's licenses as debit cards? That's precisely what a young company National Payment Card is doing in select locations, according to Business Week: 'Gas-station owners are pleased with the program too. Because NPC processes the payment as an e-check with the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a network most commonly used for direct deposits, participating retailers bypass credit card companies such as Visa and Mastercard.'"

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  1. So when your license is suspended... by Admodieus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...your account is frozen. Brilliant!

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    1. Re:So when your license is suspended... by pwizard2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      It would be more convenient if they would just use a barcode on your neck


      Then how could we tell the Manticore transgenics apart from everyone else?
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  2. Re:"Your US driver's license" by AvitarX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't be foolish.

    They are going to implant it into our right hand.

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  3. Re:"Your US driver's license" by k31bang · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are going to implant it into our right hand.


    Ahhh... since if they implanted it into the left, the action could be seen as sinister.
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