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.