there was an article about the uselessness of smart cards in the nytimes (unfortunately, it appeared on august 12, so now it is premium - read pay - content). visa and american express rushed to issue cards with smart chips, but have not found a use for them. the result - it cost a lot more to manufacture with no added benefit.
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there was an article about the uselessness of smart cards in the nytimes (unfortunately, it appeared on august 12, so now it is premium - read pay - content). visa and american express rushed to issue cards with smart chips, but have not found a use for them. the result - it cost a lot more to manufacture with no added benefit.
absolutely heartbreaking, but utterly pointless. maybe you can explain it to me, but it seems entirely unrelated to the rest of the movie. d/