Soze2d ago
Sam Bent

#OPSEC365 071/365

Thermal receipt paper fades, but the transaction record doesn't.

That receipt you kept for warranty purposes will be blank in a few years. Meanwhile, the merchant, the payment processor, and the bank all have permanent records of what you bought, when, and where. The paper is ephemeral, but the data isn't.

Stop relying on receipts for records and consider what permanent transaction logs exist about you.

May 31 at 5:00amPostiz-Fixed
Show threadSam Bent2d ago
If you need receipts for warranties or returns, photograph them immediately before they fade. For privacy purposes, understand that keeping or discarding receipts doesn't affect the digital records that exist. Cash purchases at stores without cameras create the fewest records.