https://paulcraigroberts.org/trump-is-putting-americans-into-digital-prison/
Time will tell…
Human nature generally prevails over authoritarian attempts of control.
I was heartened a few years ago when the normies were against scanning their palms to pay for things.
And more people than ever want anonymity in banking, thats why crypto was /is so big.
And plenty of my scummy neighbours and myself use cash.
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I pay with cash too and like to keep a stash on hand, just in case, one never knows…stopped by the bank today to withdraw some cash from an ATM machine and was denied the transaction with a notification on the screen advising the debit card had been flagged for suspicious activity. I withdrew some cash yesterday…AI detected and classified the account activity. Had to call and have the block removed. The banks use AI to monitor accounts so it’s simply a matter of telling AI the parameters and conditions to deny any transaction. The passport ID nonsense is ridiculous and unnecessary if the banks did due diligence when setting up an account. The passport ID is an efficiency measure for the banks along with other convenient uses to inventory and track the populace.
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