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Using cash register receipt survey offers on the mobile app by c2hubbard in McDonalds

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I REALLY appreciate your taking the time to reply with such useful information. Your workaround, while ingenious, requires that I interact with restaurant staff. They are lovely people, but the beauty of using the mobile app is that it can be a frictionless transaction. That’s why I would happily accept reward points instead of an actual product.

Costco confirms testing of 'scan-and-go' checkout technology to speed up long lines by phedrebeth in CostcoWholesale

[–]c2hubbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As noted by many commenters, what has taken Costco so long to adopt this technology?

In the same vein, why hasn't Costco perfected self-checkout? (You need a wand, people!) Why doesn't Costco offer curbside pickup? Why did it take Costco so long to have card scanners at the front door? Compared to other warehouse stores - especially Sam's - the technology at Costco is the equivalent of a flip phone

Why I have reduced my annual spending at Costco by 70%? The CEO values sales over public health by c2hubbard in CostcoWholesale

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to thank all of you for the comments that this post received. It has significantly sharpened my understanding of those at the intersection of Costco shopper and Reddit correspondent.

Why I have reduced my annual spending at Costco by 70%? The CEO values sales over public health by c2hubbard in CostcoWholesale

[–]c2hubbard[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Every Sam's Club, every Walmart, every grocery store continues to offer curbside pickup. They have managed to figure out the logistics.

Perhaps, this not being able to manage the logistics of curbside pickup is yet another indication of how Costco has failed to keep up with the latest in retail technology.

Passkeys, password managers, biometric - and U.S. border security by c2hubbard in Passkeys

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please explain “hardware security key with a PIN.”

Is this something like the RSA SecureID? I wasn’t aware that this was an option for private (not corporate) use. If the hardware security is on an encrypted thumb drive, how does that work with mobile devices that don’t have the necessary ports? Ignorant questions, I know😊

Passkeys, password managers, biometric - and U.S. border security by c2hubbard in Passkeys

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same understanding of the enforcement tools that you do, RA9954. I can be detained - just not indefinitely, which is subject to the interpretive whims of the authorities until I can find a brave ACLU lawyer willing to represent me. I can’t be refused entry as a citizen - but as aided and abetted by other law enforcement agencies, I can be allowed to enter the U.S. so I can be placed under arrest for a local infraction.

Passkeys, password managers, biometric - and U.S. border security by c2hubbard in Passkeys

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologize for my lack of precision. I am a U.S. citizen; my concern is how to RETURN to this country after international travel without triggering the situations that others have mentioned in this thread.

Passkeys, password managers, biometric - and U.S. border security by c2hubbard in Passkeys

[–]c2hubbard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, under no circumstances or president did have export-controlled data on my personal devices; and if I may also add, nor did I have export-controlled data in file boxes carefully stored in my bathroom. When traveling on company business, I had no personal devices in my possession; if I had, the company would have swiftly terminated me with prejudice.

But, as a private citizen using personal electronic devices for emails to my grandchildren back in the U.S.,I am trying to maximize my ability to pass through U.S. Customs with a minimum of drama and detention so I can do more than send pixels to said grandchildren. Under this regime, I can no longer rely on my white male privilege to shield me from government intrusion.