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[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe you don’t want the banking corporations to know you purchased lube & a ham sandwich. Inb4 some goober says tap-to-pay with Google or Apple, which now lets the banking corporations & big tech know your purchase history too.

Cash is a great.

[–] beq@feddit.ch 3 points 10 months ago
[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hey it's me, I'm the goober. I've given up on life so I don't care about anything anymore.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

You can start with a few steps in the direction of privacy & slowly build to it rather than dismissing the concept.