• papalonian@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You can list 100 other forms of tracking if you’d like to, but the point the person is trying to make is they specifically don’t want tracking on their exact purchases.

    Buy something on a credit card and the CC company knows exactly what you bought, where you bought it, when you bought it etc. Unless you’re a really high profile target, no company is going out of their way to get all that info when you buy something in cash.

    Your argument basically amounts to “why would anyone put a lock on their front door when someone can climb their fence, smash a window and climb through?”

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        11 months ago

        Really depends. I have two cards that basically show me a receipt when I view the details of the transaction

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      11 months ago

      Point is people freak about privacy to make lame excuses about stupid shit like using cash. I don’t even go to businesses that are “cash only”. It’s incredibly dumb.

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        11 months ago

        to make lame excuses about stupid shit like using cash

        I don’t think anyone is making (or needs) an “excuse” to use cash. They’re simply stating why they do it and for some reason you feel the need to explain how they’re somehow “wrong”.

        I swear, people on this website will try to convince you that your favorite flavor of ice cream is wrong.