Mwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comMwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoMore like it shows dangers of using only one provider for almost all IT infrastructure.
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoBecause if everyone used cash, schedule systems, records systems, communication systems around the world, breakdown still. If there’s a verity of software vendors used in these systems, and financial systems, you don’t get simultaneous global breakdowns any more. Basically. Using cash won’t prevent this from happening. Using several interoperable software providers and systems will.
More like it shows dangers of using only one provider for almost all IT infrastructure.
…why not both?
Because if everyone used cash, schedule systems, records systems, communication systems around the world, breakdown still.
If there’s a verity of software vendors used in these systems, and financial systems, you don’t get simultaneous global breakdowns any more.
Basically. Using cash won’t prevent this from happening. Using several interoperable software providers and systems will.