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Cross posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/4701018

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What the fuck are you talking about, contactless payment with cards and apple/google pay are not subdermal chips

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All of these devices emit traceable signals. If someone doesn’t want to be tracked, which there are tools that do this, folks should have the option to opt out as paper & coins have worked fine for a millennia. But also what you are now proposing is that Google & Apple, two ad companies, get to take a piece of the pie for doing nothing and collecting that user data of what user is going where/when.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bruh, those payment methods are ubiquitous in developed countries, like those in Europe.

the advantage of credit/debit cards is that you don't need to fucking buy some obscure city specific card for public transport or need to figure out the tickets, you just tap your card when you get on.

New York is also rolling this out btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I live in Asia & I’m real happy cash is preferred for everywhere. It’s not some tech startup or credit card’s business how/when I’m spending my money & it’s never been difficult to hand currency to the driver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It is when the system serves thousands or hundreds of thousands a day...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Then I guess you’ve never met the most populated continent that seems to be alright as is.

But also we could have free transit before the internet. Wrapping something in technology doesn’t mean its better. A smart watch doesn’t tell you the time any better than are without Bluetooth.