Australia's transition to a cashless society is underway — but not everyone wins when we get rid of cash
Australia's transition to a cashless society is underway — but not everyone wins when we get rid of cash
Phasing out cash has serious implications for privacy, safety and financial exclusion among marginalised communities.
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also issues with mass surveillance and centralisation of the economy iirc
12 0 ReplyThis is a common argument, but with 93% of people not really using cash would anyone be bothered surveilling the other 7% ?
2 0 ReplyShould 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.
13 0 ReplyI'm talking about mass surveillance being easier with card
5 0 ReplyI know that. I'm saying I don't see the point in capturing that last few percent.
Anyone with nefarious intent will use crypto anyway.
1 0 ReplyGuy doesn't want the government to know about his brothel visits.
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