> anonymous travel... died when they made bank cards and contactless the primary way to get through the barriers. You can buy an Oyster card with cash and top

> anonymous travel... died when they made bank cards and contactless the primary way to get through the barriers. You can buy an Oyster card with cash and top it up with cash from machines at almost every station. It's still possible to travel somewhat anonymously this way. You can still use paper tickets if you're worried about your Oyster card being de-anonymised. But as you say, that is not the primary way of travel anymore. Edit: Points already stated by windowliker: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256399 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256399