Pro@programming.devcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoEngland Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Trackingwww.gov.ukexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·8 months agoAh yes, I too remember the part of 1984 in which Big Brother improved Oceania’s outdated train ticketing system.
minus-squareJrockwar@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoWhy do you consider the UK’s ticketing system outdated? There’s oyster in/around London and QR codes everywhere else. What are you missing, is location-based surveillance what would be needed to modernise it in your opinion?
Ah yes, I too remember the part of 1984 in which Big Brother improved Oceania’s outdated train ticketing system.
Why do you consider the UK’s ticketing system outdated? There’s oyster in/around London and QR codes everywhere else.
What are you missing, is location-based surveillance what would be needed to modernise it in your opinion?