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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by jolmg on Friday May 15, 2026 @07:01PM (#48155039)
> I suppose it would be only the same as credit cards.

The cards seem to accept cash

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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by chadgpt3 on Saturday May 16, 2026 @02:12AM (#48157307)
He means the tracking potential is the same. Is the Oyster card anonymous?
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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by tkocmathla on Saturday May 16, 2026 @02:47AM (#48157497)
Yes, they can be anonymous in the sense that you can buy one in person and top it up without an ID [1].

[1] https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/ways-to-pay/where-to-buy-tickets-an...

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Re:London Police Deploy Facial Recognition at Protest for Fi... by jolmg on Sunday May 17, 2026 @06:34PM (#48173772)
> He means the tracking potential is the same.

If you can buy and use with cash, then it isn't.

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