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Without power they could use backup sources but without telecoms isn't payment going to be difficult to impossible? (except those who had sufficient cash before
by nmstoker 1y ago
Without power they could use backup sources but without telecoms isn't payment going to be difficult to impossible? (except those who had sufficient cash before the emergency)
- extraduder_ire 1y agoYou can do offline verification of payment cards, there's just higher fees and lower limits on payments. This is a common way people get their current accounts into debt without authorising an overdraught.
- macintux 1y agoWhen I was a kid, I remember the cashier at a department store checking a book for my mother’s credit card number. I misunderstood the nature of the book, assuming it was a list of valid card numbers. It was, of course, the opposite, so when I said to my mom “I hope they find your number in there” she replied “I hope they don’t!”
- aDyslecticCrow 1y agoIt's used by alot of vending machines or public transport. The bus can be off-grid while still allowing a ticket purchase. Im not that familiar with the protocol, but i could see there being a special clause to allow larger off-grid payments in emergency situations.
- 14 1y agoWell I assume if they set it up in mind that they would be operating in an emergency they could have something like Starlink and connect to payment processors.
- Maxious 1y agoEMV cards can do offline auth