People reluctant to use their Octopus cards for fear of leaving a paper trail

Re:People reluctant to use their Octopus cards for fear of l... by errnesto on Friday June 14, 2019 @04:33AM (#20181359)

“This raises a lot of interesting questions about cash vs. cashless societies, and how in times of protest people may drastically adjust their usual economic behaviour.”

Also what happens when you dont have the option to “adjust your behavior”? Like at least in Germany payments above some amount I don’t remember can not legally be paid in cache.

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Re:People reluctant to use their Octopus cards for fear of l... by mstolpm on Friday June 14, 2019 @06:44AM (#20181900)

Citation? As far as I know, there is no limit for paying cash in Germany. To fight crime, you have to show an ID if the amount is 10.000€ or more. In some other European countries, there are limits for paying with cash, but I don‘t think it applies to Germany at the time of writing.

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Re:People reluctant to use their Octopus cards for fear of l... by kiliankoe on Friday June 14, 2019 @08:53AM (#20182550)

There's definitely not a legal limit for what can be paid in cash in Germany. Withdrawals or deposits of several thousand euros might lead to banks looking into it to prevent money laundering and there are stores who refuse to accept cash at a certain point, but it's not an official thing.

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