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In the UK hundreds of postmasters were accused of stealing by the Post Office because their accounting system couldn't add up†. Many lost their jobs. Some wer
by ectopod 6y ago
In the UK hundreds of postmasters were accused of stealing by the Post Office because their accounting system couldn't add up†. Many lost their jobs. Some were jailed. It took twenty years for the management to admit that their system was broken.
I work in software and I do not trust it. Like you, I get paper bills. Where that's not an option I keep my own records.
† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(IT_system) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(IT_system)
- brewdad 6y agoThis the same idea behind why I only push my online bill payments to service providers and never allow them to pull from my bank account. I want any mistakes to be my own rather than having to claw back a double payment that drains my account after the fact. I do allow some services to auto-bill my credit card. That's the bank's money first and credit cards offer more protection in the event of billing errors.