ATM For Anonymous Online Payments 254
prichardson writes "The New York Times has an article about a way to anonymously transfer cash online (NYT registration required)." The inventor, Carl Amos, believes the target market for his newly-patented 'Aunty IM' ATM machine "..might be teenagers.. [who] do not usually have their own credit cards, they usually have cash and are more than willing to spend it to download music or games", as well as "those who were worried about identity theft on the Internet, or who simply wanted the privacy it provided."
A black dude wanting your money? (Score:0, Funny)
Great!! (Score:5, Funny)
What is happening to the English language? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Too Much Freedom? (Score:3, Funny)
Just stick it in a bloody envelope! My god people are so uncreative these days. (Sure, you risk losing it, but the risk isn't that great. You could also break up the cash into several letters to diffuse the risk of loss)
Re:The market (Score:2, Funny)
Huh? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What is happening to the English language? (Score:1, Funny)
Doesn't "*sigh*" count as net speak? How embarrassing.
Actually, (Score:4, Funny)
I'd like a gun and ammo
Here you go. That'll be $342.22
Here's my anonymous cash card!
Right, here's your pistol and ammo.
Oh - I won't be needing a bag...
Re:Perfect. (Score:1, Funny)
C2lt... (Score:3, Funny)
NYT Registration gets us AGAIN! (Score:3, Funny)
You mean I actually have to register with the NYT to anonymously transfer cash online?!
WHEN. WILL. IT. STOP?!
Re:Going to need alot of work (Score:3, Funny)
But of the money-transfer device, obviously, not guns.