from Revelation (King James Version)
Chapter 13
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Chapter 14
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, ...
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from "WIRED" magazine, July 1997 issue, page 135
Already, MasterCard is running television commercials featuring identicator scanners.
"Since the last thing you need is one more number to remember, MasterCard is developing the single-digit PIN code," the ad proclaims. "Someday a computer chip in your card will recognize your unique mark."