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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by tzs on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:39PM (#19039201)
Are they physical gift cards, or e-gift card codes. If the later, one obvious advantage over other payment methods is that they can be delivered by email or by a web page.

I think most people would prefer that to receiving a check in the mail, or cash in the mail, or supplying banking details for a direct deposit.

They seem to have cards available for multiple merchants. If they have a decent selection there should be something available from a merchant a given subject actually buys things from. If so, a gift card is pretty much as good as cash.

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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by nvrspyx on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:04PM (#19042233)
Gift card code distribution is also much easier to automate and track. I'm in a small research lab and we recently moved from cash to gift cards. It's much easier to distribute both physically and digitally.
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