<story><title>Swedes rebelling against a cashless society (2018)</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43645676</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>johnlorentzson</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m Swedish and this stuff makes me really worried. Especially since the main way for two people to exchange small amounts of money is through a proprietary app that uses a proprietary ID system (owned by a for-profit company) that only runs on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.&lt;p&gt;I really hope this trend dies off, a cash-less society is a terrible idea.&lt;p&gt;I will say, however, that buses not taking cash is perfectly fine. They use NFC&amp;#x2F;RFID ticket cards which can&amp;#x27;t identify you. Not being able to buy tickets with cash is a little less fine.</text></comment>
<story><title>Swedes rebelling against a cashless society (2018)</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43645676</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>notRobot</author><text>Being able to pay through cards and phones is super convenient, but cash should never not be an option.&lt;p&gt;Card companies, payment apps and banks are constantly tracking your purchases and profiling you. This data can be leaked&amp;#x2F;stolen&amp;#x2F;sold, and is always available to governments and those in&amp;#x2F;with power.&lt;p&gt;Cash is (almost completely) anonymous. You should always be able to pay with cash if you want.</text></comment>