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by elephantum 1478 days ago
Russia does that already country-wise.

Every receipt is sent to federal taxes office instantly, every cash register is connected to the internet.

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One of the big grocery stores in sweden (coop) closed all their shops for a week last year due to a ransomware attack. So yeah, all those cash registers were and are connected to the internet.
El Salvador does this too for business to business receipts. It doesn't include item descriptions though, only totals.
Some Arab gulf countries do this too