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I notice more and more places in Aotearoa refusing to accept cash for payments, despite the fact that it's legal tender. If this isn't already illegal, it ought to be. If it is, those laws need to be enforced.

Some people prefer to keep some (or all) of our transactions private, rather than sharing data about them with banks, payment providers, and anyone else they share it with or sell it to. We have that right.

#Aotearoa #NZ #privacy #payments #cash #LegalTender

2f058430... 2y ago

nostr:npub1trdnqrfstufc45awha43p6xy2n0v6czuhapzh4r09hap08dg0c6s9gussx Any idea why? Maybe it's about security ("No cash on premises, not worth trying to rob us"), or cost ("Banks charge so much for cash deposits that we lose money on cash transactions")?

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Strypey 2y ago

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> Any idea why?

I presume it's a case of "give me convenience or give me death!" (to quote the Dead Kennedys). They don't have to have a cash register or go to the bank with a cash bag. They don't have to train their staff in cash handling. Card payments are often quicker, especially in the age of PayWave.

Finally, many people don't know about the surveillance capitalist dystopia, or don't care. So hardly anyone uses cash anymore, except for tin-foil hat wearing freaks like me.