[Gllug] Re: Is it possible to get an Oyster card ...

[Martin A. Brooks]

Christopher Hunter wrote:
>> The "privacy-sucking requirements" are so that a) if you lose the card 
>> it can be returned to you or b) if the card gets stolen, you can prove 
>> who you are so they'll revoke the old card and issue you a new one with 
>> your season ticket/balance intact
>>     
>
> You missed c) so London Transport can pass your travel details to the
> Police whenever they're asked for them!
>   

Fine by me.  I can usually provide a detailed plan of where I'll be, 
with whom, doing what, up to 72 hours in advance.  Much better than a 
fragmented touch-in/out record at isloated journey start or end points.



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