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> Why do you want to use cash though? Privacy. I'm not opposed to using my card at restaurants or other stores, but I don't at all want a future where every si
by dustincoates 3y ago
> Why do you want to use cash though?
Privacy. I'm not opposed to using my card at restaurants or other stores, but I don't at all want a future where every single transaction is tied to an identifiable account.
- giantrobot 3y agoRestaurants will end up (and already do) buy systems that keeps track of Bluetooth and WiFi MACs that walk in the place. Your cell phone has to tell your carrier where it is for calls and data to be routed to your handset. You were picked up on a dozen security cameras dumping their feeds to "the cloud" walking to the restaurant. Your license plate was caught on another dozen cameras driving to the restaurant. You were already caught up in the Panopticon. Refusing to use a credit card at the restaurant is a completely empty gesture and provided you no extra privacy. I'm not saying give up on privacy or anything but pick your battles.
- sschueller 3y agoThat is not the case in Switzerland which has privacy laws. Private cameras for example are not allowed to film public areas. Cameras on private property need to state where the data is stored, how long etc.
- rsanek 3y agowhy couldn't the same privacy laws apply to digital transactions?
- SuperNinKenDo 3y agoBecause we've already seen thag they don't. It doesnt have to be logical, it's just the way things have worked out, and there doesn't seem to be any will to change that.