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by CM30 3852 days ago
Hmm, this sounds like the kind of idea that's great in theory, but flawed as hell in practice. I mean, the crime issue has already been brought up, but this sort of thing means you're a great target for the local muggers, gangs, armoured car robbing thugs, etc. You'd turn your users into the replacement for ATMs in more ways than one...

And that's not even getting into the issues if this system has a security flaw that criminals can exploit.

It's a neat idea, but perhaps an example of a service that doesn't really work out well when done in a 'peer to peer' way.