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In Spain we have Bizum - transfer money using a persons mobile phone number (as long as you’re both registered with your bank). Instant and free

Story has been debunked. It’s a theoretical paper that was misinterpreted by a journalist

I am using Memmy at the moment and it’s well decent

https://github.com/Memmy-App/memmy

Either word of mouth or browsing the recently added section on my Plex share

Because they were?

He can’t see the board. After he says what he does they all drop their heads and he can see the board

Not everywhere. Here in Spain, we pay a 10€ deposit for a commuter train ticket that is valid for 4 months. Travel on route is then free.

A pre-paid bus card makes journeys that usually cost 1,70€ cost 0,45€

This is because these services are government owned, not private

But it’s not spyware. The eIDAS law proposes that governments can insert certificates that spoof the originator. A subtle difference.

I really hope Mozilla don’t comply

Generally, these are referral only and for people you know IRL, not just online. I’ve never seen any discussion of them

Archive version: https://archive.is/2024.02.06-172510/https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/