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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Janus
..the TDC's (currently) don't have anyway to validate that data so they just have to look at the printed features of the card.
Which makes them pretty useless. The cards are fairly useless too.

Originally Posted by Janus
Also, it's worth mentioning that the author of that article has a sizable financial interest in PIV cards. A fact which is not clearly disclosed anywhere in the article.
Who'da thunk it?

It's amazing that a card that could make even the most hardened terrorist's heart melt into a ginormous pool of humanitarianism, while simultaneously curing cancer and singing show tunes, can't even get you on an airplane.

I'm starting to think the whole idea was just to make some political insider rich.
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