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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by gspencley on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:20AM (#37249864)
This. Apart from not wanting to be tethered to my phone 24/7, I don't like that it is a single point of failure. It has replaced our wallets and then some. The most terrifying prospect to me is governments that want to switch to digital IDs. No thanks. I don't need to lose access to existence just because my battery died or I forgot my phone at home.
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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by scarface_74 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:28AM (#37249961)
> I don't like that it is a single point of failure. It has replaced our wallets and then some

I also have a cellular Apple Watch that also has a copy of my digital wallet....

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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by master-lincoln on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:57AM (#37250422)
cool story bro. You must be wealthy
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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by kibwen on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:59AM (#37250449)
And once these devices become required for participation in society, is the government going to issue free phones and watches to everyone who can't afford them, or are they going to become yet another burden suffered disproportionately by the poor, just like car ownership?
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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by scarface_74 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @12:09PM (#37250588)
> is the government going to issue free phones and watches to everyone who can't afford them

Yes

https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/media/1252/lifeline-telephone-...

And 94% of the homeless have cell phones. I would assume that the penetration of cell phones among the poor and not homeless would be higher.

https://priceschool.usc.edu/news/homeless-los-angeles-cell-p....

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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by LargoLasskhyfv on Friday August 25, 2023 @05:35AM (#37259762)
Aren't these preloaded with crap/scamware by shady providers?
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