Privacy@lemmy.ml • 4 months 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

www.theguardian.com

Privacy@lemmy.ml • 4 months ago

Cash provides essential fallback when digital payments break down, Payment Choice Alliance points out

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One of the biggest rules in IT is always have a backup.

A cashless society has no backup.

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