Mastodawn

So, as I mentioned in a separate thread earlier today, my city (Hi, #Regina !) has announced that you won't be able to use coins/cash to pay at parking meters for onstreet #parking, starting ... this Sunday.

The three options they give for paying will now be:

1) A smartphone app.
2) The smartphone app maker's website.
3) A phone call to the smartphone app maker's telephone service.

All three obviously require a mobile phone and phone plan. The first 2 require a "smartphone" and data plan.

Some of us don't have a mobile #phone. So we're #screwed. And everyone else is also screwed, too, because all 3 of the above options go to the same #company, which is owned by the #Corpay company, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

So the #municipal #government is saying "You have to give your personal information, including *your current location*, to an #American company".

Brilliant, no notes. Perfect timing what with the #USA going full-fascist, too.

#YQR #SK #parking #ParkingMeter #fascism #fascist #privacy #NoNotes