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Australia's transition to a cashless society is underway — but not everyone wins when we get rid of cash (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (5 children)

also issues with mass surveillance and centralisation of the economy iirc

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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    This is a common argument, but with 93% of people not really using cash would anyone be bothered surveilling the other 7% ?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago

    Should be. There are many reasons you may not want a transaction to be public knowledge, or even known by governmental bodies. Apart from the actual illegal/grey area stuff, there are things that can be deemed “suspicious” which are actually completely harmless.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I'm talking about mass surveillance being easier with card

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