Stop using Internet forums to force your views/way of life on others. /s The issue isn’t the barber who’s asking for Swish. It’s Swish. This is one of those tr

Stop using Internet forums to force your views/way of life on others. /s The issue isn’t the barber who’s asking for Swish. It’s Swish. This is one of those tricky cases where the service is quasi-governmental, a state-sanctioned monopoly service in partnership with the government, but not run by it. It’s not an unreasonable take to ask to opt-out of smartphone requirements for daily life. Alternatively, as a society make it clear that this is a requirement for commerce, and be explicit about what protections are in place against misuse/exploitation. It’s not reasonable for a smartphone to be a de facto necessity for life, but then privately controlled and with no discussion around safety, privacy, etc. — Privacy is a human right in many parts of the world. A government that essentially requires compromises to privacy via unconstrained third parties, in order to engage in basic market transactions, at the very least should be open about this requirement and discuss its trade-offs. Am I wrong?