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Old 05-29-2019, 09:46 PM   #626
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

Micro-accounts:

This is a common defensive measure in banks and other institutions keeping abstract currency. The money (or stocks, or bonds, or whatever) are deposited in an account among a multitude maintained by the same user. They are then transferred according to an algorithmic system to make what is effectively a fluid transposition cypher. Upon the entry of a pass key (or more than one) the user can stop the process, transfer the balance into a single account and make a withdrawl. The pass key can be a password, a fingerprint, a retinal scan, a literal mechanical key, or any other of the normal means used for such things down through the ages in any combination. Sometimes, especially in high profile accounts it is required to have a face to face appointment with the manager.
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