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Why? At least here the self checkout gets exactly the same info from me as the regular one
You mean you can pay with cash? The one I've seen is with making an account with email and online payment, or worse, an app that can extract all sorts of info.
where are you at that you can't use cash and have to use an app??? everywhere I've worked and shopped, at least some of the self checkouts take cash
Havent seen one where you can pay with cash, but I have never seen one where you need to make an account to use.
I just tap my card
Well then they know your name at the very least and can use and sell your shopping data.
Yeah, but all you need to do is wear a small tinfoil hat, that protects you from this.