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sebastiennight 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society...

I've found that an increasing number of chains (eg fitness locations, some restaurants and service providers) use the no-cash policy as a way to (a) discourage staff from stealing and (b) get more valuable data on each buyer.

Zamiel_Snawley 5 months ago [–]

And (c) not get robbed.

I’ve seen “for employee safety, no cash payment” signs in larger cities, so I always assumed that was the main reason.

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