alt Hacker NewsIt is a reminder to go back to cash, ATMs and machines where you can enter you transactions instead of using the Internet.
There is no reason to give money to US middlemen for everything you do.
The whole of the EU should do this, too. I stopped using Internet banking after my bank moved from SMS Tan to hardware Tan generator (one of which didn't work) to forced mobile app. No thanks.
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The problem is not online banking. The problem is the banks we use.
Accounting cash is extremely complicated and whether you like it or not, you will be forced to do an online transaction at some point.
Are you going to be wiring money across the country to buy stuff?
Instead of going back we should stop centralizing everything.
We are centralizing the internet with Cloudfare. We are centralizing mobile compute with Android/Apple
I don't want to be dependent on any of those platforms to access my bank
Also: please use a credit union and use mutually-owned insurance agencies. As a general statement, you'll be in way better hands.
Wait but...if you use an ATM, you're going to be hit by ATM (read: middleman) fees every single time. Also, you massively increase your risk of getting hit by identity theft via compromised ATM.
Cryptocurrency actually works and doesn't involve US middlemen under governmental oppression. It's a fact.
Also, they stopped capitalizing the "i" in "internet" some time ago. Wake up from the year 2000 already.
How exactly do I use cash for online payments?