With many countries already heading towards cashless transactions, we are facing some hard decisions. These decisions will be made whether we ignore them or not, so to have a say it is essential to be active. These are not new issues, but they are quickly approaching. Dominic Frisby at The Guardian is the latest to take up some of the pertinent questions around the move to a cashless society.
Poor people and small businesses rely on cash. A contactless system will likely entrench poverty and pave the way for terrifying levels of surveillance.
Source: Why we should fear a cashless world
(Score: 4, Informative) by stormwyrm on Friday July 21 2017, @11:55PM (1 child)
Yeah. I made a submission for the exact same article last year [soylentnews.org]!
Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate.
(Score: 2) by canopic jug on Saturday July 22 2017, @08:21AM
Money is not free speech. Elections should not be auctions.