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Anyone else feel like paying for everything in cash again? This is so creepy, and it's nothing compared to the data cell phone companies and credit card companies have on you.

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I've wondered whether cash serial numbers are scanned at ATMS and bank deposits. The metadata could be quite informative.

I want information on that, too, though for Europe.

I'm pretty certain that they are. Can't remember the source at the moment though.

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