• tiramichu@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    To be fair, this is probably just a bad translation / bad phrasing.

    I expect what they mean by this is “to continue without signing up”

    It’s a pretty common pattern on ecommerce sites. You can sign in with an account, or you can make a one-time purchase without an account.

    And of course if you don’t have an account they still need somewhere to send the confirmation (and in this case, probably send the tickets)

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    7 days ago

    Step 1: Go to station ticket office

    Step 2: Tell ticket agent where you want to go

    Step 3: Give cash to ticket agent

    Step 4: Receive ticket

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      6 days ago

      Lots of options that don’t involve collecting data:

      “Print your ticket at home.” “Scan this QR code to load the ticket in an app.” “Here’s an e-ticket barcode you can show at the station.” “Here is your PIN to access the ticket.”

      And so on.

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          7 days ago

          The reality is they probably used one of the frameworks to generate both the app and mobile website from the same code because it’s easier. So it’s not taking advantage of the fact it’s actually installed on a phone.

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        7 days ago

        Additionally, generate a downloadable pdf or similar with qr code containing whatever info needed to verify the ticket.

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      7 days ago

      I can’t comment on the practices of Italian transit agencies, but in the US, when you buy a train or bus ticket, the email just contains a QR code which you give to the train conductor or bus driver to scan. It also typically includes your name as well (tickets are not transferrable to prevent resale) but I don’t see a reason that you couldn’t design a system with simple bearer tickets.

      So this system could just take your payment (which is not anonymous anyway since a name is required to process card payments) and then show you a QR code and tell you to take a screenshot of it.