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Only approved phones can pass Google’s new reCAPTCHA, locking out privacy-focused alternatives (cybernews.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Cash is only "less convenient" for the banks and businesses that would prefer to track you. A cashless society is a society fully stripped of privacy, a society where poor people are guaranteed to stay poor, and where only the rich can afford privacy and security.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    That's my point.

    Regularly going to ATMs / banks is demonstrably less convenient for both consumers and businesses and safeguarding the cash presents a security risk, especially for small businesses.

    But the alternative of digital payments comes at a huge cost to privacy.

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