Mwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down136
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comMwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square203fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·5 months agoI don’t want a cashless society. That’s a European thing for the most part. I want a debit card alternative that doesn’t have the same draw backs. I want a solution that doesn’t require proprietary banking apps to use.
minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoI agree, the more widely accepted alternatives both physical and digital the better imo. I’m just saying, when people say “cashless society” they’re talking about that not about what we want.
I don’t want a cashless society. That’s a European thing for the most part.
I want a debit card alternative that doesn’t have the same draw backs. I want a solution that doesn’t require proprietary banking apps to use.
I agree, the more widely accepted alternatives both physical and digital the better imo. I’m just saying, when people say “cashless society” they’re talking about that not about what we want.