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  • Transforming transit one tap at a time

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 2 21:23:38 2024
    Transforming transit one tap at a time

    How contactless payments are revolutionising the way the world travels
    and spends

    Technology has transformed the travel experience over the last two
    decades. In that time, digitalisation has made paper airline tickets,
    physical guidebooks and cash ever more scarce. Meanwhile, real-time
    flight and transport updates from smart devices have helped to lighten
    the traveller's cognitive load.

    Contactless technology has taken friction-free travel even further by simplifying and expediting transit payments. The hassle of navigating
    a local transit ticketing system is becoming a thing of the past as
    tapping to pay rapidly becomes the norm.

    https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/amex/transforming-transit-one-tap-at-a-time.html

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Feb 3 11:55:33 2024
    On Fri, 2 Feb 2024, JAB wrote:

    Transforming transit one tap at a time

    How contactless payments are revolutionising the way the world travels
    and spends

    Technology has transformed the travel experience over the last two
    decades. In that time, digitalisation has made paper airline tickets, physical guidebooks and cash ever more scarce. Meanwhile, real-time
    flight and transport updates from smart devices have helped to lighten
    the traveller's cognitive load.

    Contactless technology has taken friction-free travel even further by simplifying and expediting transit payments. The hassle of navigating
    a local transit ticketing system is becoming a thing of the past as
    tapping to pay rapidly becomes the norm.

    https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/amex/transforming-transit-one-tap-at-a-time.html


    Ahh... many have been the times when I travelled, with my paper ticket,
    when one or more people got stuck due to no battery, some error on the
    phones or what ever.

    Having my QR code on a piece of paper always brings me great peace of
    mind.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Sat Feb 3 08:27:38 2024
    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 11:55:33 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    Having my QR code on a piece of paper always
    brings me great peace of mind.

    Article's thrust is about using tapping your card or mobile wallet
    when navigating by train, bus, etc and also buying merchandise =====================

    According to Amex's Robinson, "Tapping your card or mobile wallet for
    faregate entry is just the start. In the future, we want to simplify
    our Card Members' journeys from when they leave home until they get to
    their destination. Whether you're charging your car, listening to
    streaming services, parking, hopping on the bus or taking the train,
    Amex is looking to make it easier to pay with just one tap."

    Given the rapid growth of contactless, it seems likely that a seamless international transit network could soon be a reality for every
    globe-hopping traveller..

    https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/amex/transforming-transit-one-tap-at-a-time.html

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Feb 3 19:13:37 2024
    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024, JAB wrote:

    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 11:55:33 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    Having my QR code on a piece of paper always
    brings me great peace of mind.

    Article's thrust is about using tapping your card or mobile wallet
    when navigating by train, bus, etc and also buying merchandise =====================

    According to Amex's Robinson, "Tapping your card or mobile wallet for faregate entry is just the start. In the future, we want to simplify
    our Card Members' journeys from when they leave home until they get to
    their destination. Whether you're charging your car, listening to
    streaming services, parking, hopping on the bus or taking the train,
    Amex is looking to make it easier to pay with just one tap."

    Given the rapid growth of contactless, it seems likely that a seamless international transit network could soon be a reality for every
    globe-hopping traveller..

    https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/amex/transforming-transit-one-tap-at-a-time.html


    I don't want to be tracked, so I prefer as little electronics as possible
    when travelling. In fact, in utopian circumstances I'm against passports
    and borders as well.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Sat Feb 3 13:18:13 2024
    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 19:13:37 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I don't want to be tracked, so I prefer as
    little electronics as possible when travelling.

    In US when traveling via public transport (bus, train, & aircraft), I
    believe all do a background check to see if a person is wanted.

    When traveling to Canada, the Canadian government has access to US
    databases, and if the background check shows some dirt on a person,
    they may be rejected at customs. I suspect the same applies to
    international traveling in select countries.

    Cell companies must kept call records, etc., for some two years, iirc.

    So, traveling via vehicle is possible, if all transactions are done
    via cash, and no electronic devices (that complicate with cell towers)
    are used. But, some cities and law enforcement agencies do record
    vehicle licence plate information, so there's a small chance it could
    be established that a vehicle was here at some previous time.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Feb 4 12:14:30 2024
    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024, JAB wrote:

    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 19:13:37 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I don't want to be tracked, so I prefer as
    little electronics as possible when travelling.

    In US when traveling via public transport (bus, train, & aircraft), I
    believe all do a background check to see if a person is wanted.

    Very sad. =( In europe, at least the countries I live in, there are no
    such checks when travelling inside the country. Cameras there are of
    course, and strong political winds want to implement live AI-powered
    face recognition.

    But I've accepted that the majority wants a chinese social credit score
    future because they fear everything, and I'm looking to move out of the
    cities.

    Alternatively, I'm also thinking about finding a small country with a
    weak government that won't be able to afford that. BUt let's see.
    Perhaps the last word has not yet been said here.

    Cell companies must kept call records, etc., for some two years, iirc.

    True. What I do is to leave my phone at home most of the times, and I do
    not own a smart phone. The majority of my communication is done through
    email in order to avoid tracking as much as possible.

    So, traveling via vehicle is possible, if all transactions are done
    via cash, and no electronic devices (that complicate with cell towers)
    are used. But, some cities and law enforcement agencies do record
    vehicle licence plate information, so there's a small chance it could
    be established that a vehicle was here at some previous time.

    I suspect this will not be possible for too long. AI and the
    surveillance society is too attractive for our current breed of
    authoritarian politicians.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Sun Feb 4 07:17:45 2024
    On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 12:14:30 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    ...implement live AI-powered face recognition.
    ...majority wants a chinese social credit score
    future because they fear everything....

    Human behavior...independent of country.

    Shepherds want to stay in control of their flocks, and eliminate (or
    know of) their perceived bad sheep.

    Employers in US (and most likely in other countries) attempt to not
    hire the bad sheep, who tend to be trouble makers in their view.

    In small communities, employers can easily find out if a person has
    character flaws.

    AI-powered face recognition

    Where large numbers of people exist...in small communities, this is
    not needed.

    chinese social credit score

    "China's social credit system gives individuals, businesses, and
    government entities a credit score based on their trustworthiness. A
    bad credit score comes with penalties like reduced access to credit
    and fewer business opportunities. Corporations seeking to fix a bad
    credit score must submit an application to do so." Wiki

    This has been done in industrial nations for years via banking sector
    in regards to loans. China has used their state power as a big stick
    to control people/corporations.

    Borg - "resistance is futile"

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