RFID Card as ID For Cigarette Vending Machines

Teenagers under 18 won't be able to buy cigarettes from Japanese vending machines as of next year, according to Tokyomango.

"A new system, called "Taspo" (Tabacco Passport), will require every smoker to carry around an RFID card - issued only to people 18 and over - if they want to buy cigarettes.

... Currently, 65% of the 30 million smokers in Japan purchase their cigarettes through vending machines.

emily | 9:38 PM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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