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On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 0:40:31 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:57:57 -1000, Lynn Wheeler wrote:
>
>> Some of the cellphone companies were enticed to get into micropayments
>> but got out after a few years, turns out they lacked the significant
>> fraud handling capability ...
>
> Meanwhile, the Kenyans have figured out how to run a successful online
> micropayments system mediated via text messages (M-Pesa).

Another reason not to have ANY apps on your cell phone.