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>In London alone, it is not possible to pay for public transport with cash and a card is required. Their reasons for doing this because it "benefits criminals"
by poooogles 7y ago
>In London alone, it is not possible to pay for public transport with cash and a card is required. Their reasons for doing this because it "benefits criminals" is echoing the "ban encryption" nonsense.
Not strictly true. You can buy an oyster card with cash, you can load it with cash and use that. After a weeks worth of journeys you can return it and get your £5 deposit back and buy another one.
Not exactly perfect but it's essentially the same as having a burner phone.
- rvz 7y agoThanks for your clarification, I edited this post.
- propogandist 7y agoalthough you anonymously purchase the oyster card, you can be de-anonymized the moment you scan the card, as face recognition links you with that card.
- lonelappde 7y agoWhat happens if you cover your face while you scan?
- propogandist 7y agoyou may slip up, or the system can always flag the id card if they're unable to make an automatic link to a card bought with cash, causing a human operator to get involved. If they see that you block your face everytime, they then can activate and access the total surveillance resources and flag the card.
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- kmetan 7y agoYou might be forced to identify yourself: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recognition-cameras-technology-london-trial-met-police-face-cover-man-fined-a8756936.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recogniti...
- foldr 7y agoSure, but the link to an ephemeral Oyster card doesn't give them anything that the face recognition doesn't give them already. If they can track faces, then they can track journeys even if you're paying in cash directly for every ticket.