[QUOTE=ClitEastwoodJx;5178094]What do you guys think about cash app? I've been using that as an alternative lately (only paying after a deed), but there's no physical cash to exchange, no cash to rob from you, you can make up any fake name so they don't know who you are, and if cops burst in, the evidence is in your app, locked on your phone. I've seen terrorists arrested, and they weren't forced to unlock their phones, and the companies (Apple, etc) also refused.
It just seems like a safer method these days if used correctly, and seems like an added layer of protection from LEO. Plus, if you happen to get ripped off, I've heard some reporting it as a fraudulent charge, and get their money back.
Just curious about your thoughts?[/QUOTE]Apple routinely cooperates with LEO, as do the other phone manufacturers and the mobile carriers. They occasionally make a show of pretending not to, though.
No physical cash changes hands with CashApp. Just like no physical cash changes hands when you use a credit card in your name. Both leave traceable electronic records that companies are all too happy to hand over to LEO when asked.
Your only safety in either case is whether or not the cops give enough of a shit to go to the bother of doing anything more than threatening you, if they decide to bother you in the first place.
Not having a pile of cash on you makes it less easy to steal cash from you, definitely, and most of the thugs / thieves won't bother to force you to use your phone to transfer them a pile of ecash. It's worth noting that transaction limits for some of those apps is higher than ATM daily withdrawal limits, and it takes less time to make you unlock your phone and transfer some money than it does to take your debit card and drive it to a machine to verify that the PIN you gave up is valid.
I just go into the session with the burner phone, a baggie with lube & caps, and an unmarked envelope with no more cash than I expect to spend. Maybe an extra side fold for a bonus if something interesting happens.