Records on smartcards [was: [LINK] Thoughts about health cards]

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On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 00:03, Malcolm Miles wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:09:54 +1100 (EST), you wrote:
> I would not expect that a smart card would store x-ray images and
> other full test results. It should be able to store basic medical
> data, such as any conditions such as diabetes, current drug regime,
> their GP's details etc; much like an expanded version of the medical
> bracelets some people wear.

as these capabilities increase, we are going to see an increasing
incidence of personal disasters caused by the "map is not the territory"
disfunctionality.

Tim Lister
South Sydney Greens
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