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Here in Hong Kong we have a contactless payment card called the Octopus, one of the most successful of its kind worldwide, and the basis for London's Oyster car

by pcr0 11y ago

Here in Hong Kong we have a contactless payment card called the Octopus, one of the most successful of its kind worldwide, and the basis for London's Oyster card. It's been around for almost two decades now. With the exception of taxis and smaller shops, Octopus is accepted pretty much everywhere. If I randomly decided to stop using cash for a month, it wouldn't be too hard. Nonetheless, cash is still everywhere. Some part due to necessity but mostly human nature.

dd9990 11y ago
"On July 20, Octopus acknowledged selling customers' personal details to Cigna and CPP, and started an internal review of their data practices" [1] That does not inspire confidence in me. The government is also the largest stakeholder in the company and I assume they and their security forces must love all the data it generates. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card#Privacy_abuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card#Privacy_abuse