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"Digital Money", Lynch/Lundquist, 1996, 0-471-14178-X, U$24.95/C$29.50
%A   Daniel C. Lynch
%A   Leslie Lundquist
%C   22 Worchester Road, Rexdale, Ontario   M9W 9Z9
%D   1996
%G   0-471-14178-X
%I   Wiley
%O   U$24.95/C$29.50 416-236-4433 fax: 416-236-4448 800-567-4797
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%P   285
%T   "Digital Money"

This book does cover, briefly but well, the concepts involved in
preparing digital money which is safe (for both customer and vendor)
and private.  Some additional time and space could have been given to
the strengths and weaknesses of encryption, even given the non-
technical target audience.

There are a number of other topics which are related, but not really
essential.  Much space is given to new forms of marketing, and even to
a discussion (those who know the history of this review series will
note the irony) of copyright.  While these fields are interesting,
they do detract from the central issue of commercial information
security in an open environment.

copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKDGLMNY.RVW   960126