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eppur_se_muova

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1. Kind of glad this happened. Provides a bit of comeuppance to the people who didn't listen to warnings.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:28 AM

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In many regards, the Scandinavian countries seem like the best countries on Earth to live in. But when I heard they were phasing out cash in favor of all-digital money transfers, that threw up a big red flag.

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DIgital ID. JUST SAY NO. --- Sweden's Digital ID System Hacked, Public's Data Sold on Dark Web [View all] usonian Saturday OP

Kind of glad this happened. Provides a bit of comeuppance to the people who didn't listen to warnings. eppur_se_muova Saturday #1

Hacks are not a matter of "IF" but "WHEN" usonian Saturday #2