Perhaps so, but that was a month ago, and the software still hasn't been fixed. The concept is clearly not ready for widespread use, and that makes the Feds breathe easier. An NSA internal white paper dated June 1996 outlines the NSA's many misgivings about electronic money, without mincing words. Talk back to Simson Garfinkel in his column's Threads . Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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