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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 3:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Randyk47


It could or should be that way but then again, as demonstrated by the American/PSA Airlines system crash, I wonder about dependability. Maybe we’re not there yet. Maybe some third world countries are far from being there.
Per: https://www.economist.com/the-econom...n-mobile-money the third world countries are probably more ready than first world countries.
The AA/PSA issue involved complex scheduling issues. The e-passport would involve simple(?) read/write of data.
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