Mwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square177linkfedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down136cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comMwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square177linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareprism@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·1 年前Agreed. I would love to see a law requiring businesses to accept cash where possible. That sort of law already exists at state and local levels in the US, would like to see it adopted in the UK.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前There already is a lawyer in the UK that says that.
minus-squareMinMaximus@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前One would think that there would be more than just one lawyer who says that… Oh well… :)
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Interestingly, the EU is moving in the other direction, with many places requiring that you accept card payments, with cash being optional.
Agreed. I would love to see a law requiring businesses to accept cash where possible. That sort of law already exists at state and local levels in the US, would like to see it adopted in the UK.
There already is a lawyer in the UK that says that.
One would think that there would be more than just one lawyer who says that… Oh well… :)
Interestingly, the EU is moving in the other direction, with many places requiring that you accept card payments, with cash being optional.