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Why should I have to pay more for buses if I don't use a smartphone? (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Or maybe the overhead to offer a physical card securely is higher than doing it digitally. The real issue is locking people in proprietary ecosystems, which is completely unnecessary to reduce costs.