Re:China has wealth of data on what individuals are doing at...
by sametmax on Thursday January 12, 2017 @12:58PM
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Most stores don't stop accepting cash right now, and I doubt they will in the future. I know more shops refusing credit cards than ones refusing cash in France.
You can also live without a bank. Several people I know do so. Again it's work, but it's possible.
A lot of the time, people saying it's impossible really are asking "how can I keep my confortable life 'as-is' while going off the grid". THAT is impossible. You can't live your current life, because it depends heavily on the system.
Re:China has wealth of data on what individuals are doing at...
by kuschku on Thursday January 12, 2017 @02:23PM
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The situation changes depending on country.
In Sweden, not even banks accept cash anymore, and close to no stores. There, it is literally impossible.
Germany and France tend to be a lot more sceptical of new developments, which I’m grateful for.
How do you plan on doing that if most stores and banks stop accepting cash, and to get a debit or credit card you need to show government ID, which is electronically verified (it has an RSA keypair, signed by the government, stored on its chip).
It becomes impossible.