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by selfhoster11 1397 days ago
You're naive if you think this way. You're not forced to use AR, yet. That's different to never will be forced to.

Smartphones are already all but mandatory for certain locations/demographies. Not owning one carries an immense penalty when it comes to access to government services, banking, and general daily functioning.

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....3 hours with my bank and €20 for a token-generator (pass-number generator ) says different.

Even the pass-generator is diffiicult to fiind on the login page....keeps telling me 'not authorised' without the phone ok.

*don't drop your phone!!* Especially when you'll suddenly need it to buy a new phone.

This is the crucial point.