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Mwalimu to [email protected] • 1 year ago

Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say

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Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say

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Cash provides essential fallback when digital payments break down, Payment Choice Alliance points out
  • Norgur
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    32•1 year ago

    What good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?

    • ᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ
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      14•1 year ago

      They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.

      • @[email protected]
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        3•1 year ago

        Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.

      • Norgur
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        4•1 year ago

        How are you getting change?

        • ᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ
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          6•1 year ago

          Use exact change?

          If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.

      • @[email protected]
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        4•1 year ago

        They can do that anyway. It’s called credit.

      • @[email protected]
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        5•1 year ago

        Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!

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