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From: allens@yang.earlham.edu (Allen Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.society,alt.society.civil-liberty
Subject: Re: Removing currency...the effect on societyREAD/NEW
Message-ID: <1992Apr15.191423.16994@yang.earlham.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:14:23 EST
References: <1992Apr10.212549.13920@informix.com>
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In article <1992Apr10.212549.13920@informix.com>, infmx!.LOCAL!billd@uunet.UU.NE
   T (William Daul) writes:
> I am not sure this is the right place to start this...perhaps it should be
> some political group but, oh well...here goes...
>
> Have people been concerned with the proliferation of point-of-sale
> devices and the long term implications...a cash-less society?  Won't
> this lead to a major loss in privacy?  Are we heading off in this
> direction without complaining?  If people are complaining, who are
> they complaining to?
>
        I have a couple of methods of resisting the trend of traceable
cash (BTW, I believe England had traceable cash (Bank of England Notes) up
until sometime ago (after WWI)). First, I resist using credit whenever
possible (I only own a credit card (max limit 500$) because of the
possibility of emergencies)). Second, I withdraw cash from the bank and
use it instead of checks.
        Admittedly, I'm not always consistent in this; if I forget to go
to the bank, I'll use a check. But I try.
        -Allen