[w0m]

> "i mean people who argue for privacy would never have a problem with barcodes on milk"

I mean; unless you pay cash for ~everything your spending habits have generally been wide open since the 50s in the name of convenience.

[novok]

Vast majority of transactions were still mostly cash beyond some basic "pay my rent and utility bills and buy a car" until maybe starting at the 80s / 90s, and using credit cards back then was done wayyyy less than even the early 2000s.

[w0m]

True. For some perspective, half my work group wasn't yet born in the time periods you're referencing.