submitted 5 months ago by MasterBlaster@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'm only 95% sure this is an April Fools joke. I honestly believe he wants to do something like this.

The implications for privacy are staggering, so I figured posting it here would be okay even though I think it's not real.

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[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago

Holy out of touch "joke", jesus fucking christ.

[-] BillyGruff82@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I just about flipped my shit with that title.

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 5 months ago

[-] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, China basically implemented the cashless regime years ago, if memory serves.

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