Mwalimu to [email protected] • 4 months agoGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down136cross-posted to: technologyhackernews
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comMwalimu to [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square198fedilinkcross-posted to: technologyhackernews
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish35•4 months agoAgreed. I would love to see a law requiring businesses to accept cash where possible. That sort of law already exists at state and local levels in the US, would like to see it adopted in the UK.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoInterestingly, the EU is moving in the other direction, with many places requiring that you accept card payments, with cash being optional.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•4 months agoOne would think that there would be more than just one lawyer who says that… Oh well… :)
Agreed. I would love to see a law requiring businesses to accept cash where possible. That sort of law already exists at state and local levels in the US, would like to see it adopted in the UK.
There already is a lawyer in the UK that says that.
Interestingly, the EU is moving in the other direction, with many places requiring that you accept card payments, with cash being optional.
One would think that there would be more than just one lawyer who says that… Oh well… :)