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1 <h3>30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance</h3> 2 <p>"Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB, 3 the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the 4 assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all 5 citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The 6 system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be 7 your decision?"<br> 8 The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with 9 a blueprint for modern payment systems. Taler offers an 10 escape from the financial panopticon. 11 </p> 12 <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/1970s-researchers-predicted-debit-cards-would-be-great-1699216972" role="button">Source</a></p>