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This. Apart from not wanting to be tethered to my phone 24/7, I don't like that it is a single point of failure. It has replaced our wallets and then some. The
by gspencley 3y ago
This. Apart from not wanting to be tethered to my phone 24/7, I don't like that it is a single point of failure. It has replaced our wallets and then some. The most terrifying prospect to me is governments that want to switch to digital IDs. No thanks. I don't need to lose access to existence just because my battery died or I forgot my phone at home.
- scarface_74 3y ago> I don't like that it is a single point of failure. It has replaced our wallets and then some I also have a cellular Apple Watch that also has a copy of my digital wallet....
- master-lincoln 3y agocool story bro. You must be wealthy
- kibwen 3y agoAnd once these devices become required for participation in society, is the government going to issue free phones and watches to everyone who can't afford them, or are they going to become yet another burden suffered disproportionately by the poor, just like car ownership?
- scarface_74 3y ago> is the government going to issue free phones and watches to everyone who can't afford them Yes https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/media/1252/lifeline-telephone-support.pdf https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/media/1252/lifeline-telephone-... And 94% of the homeless have cell phones. I would assume that the penetration of cell phones among the poor and not homeless would be higher. https://priceschool.usc.edu/news/homeless-los-angeles-cell-phone-survey/#:~:text=Previous%20research%20from%20Henwood%20suggested,free%20devices%20through%20government%20programs https://priceschool.usc.edu/news/homeless-los-angeles-cell-p....
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoAren't these preloaded with crap/scamware by shady providers?