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Re:Sweden's cashless society is no longer a utopia by tqwhite on Saturday November 10, 2018 @03:09PM (#18423224)
The article says clearly that they are trying to figure out a stored value card. If they do, the only chilling part is if the means of exchanging it was somehow unobtainable.

It's worth remembering that cash is no clear panacea. Germany's inflation made it unworkable. Some countries have arbitrarily changed currency. Its value is based on agreement.

A true e-currency would have different problems. It would not necessarily be bad.

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Re:Sweden's cashless society is no longer a utopia by rebuilder on Sunday November 11, 2018 @04:24AM (#18425595)
The article doesn't even mention privacy or permissions. I see no reason to think either of those are being considered at all here. I mean, how would a state-issued stored-value card function without being traceable and revokable?
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