> To me the most important service paypal provides, is their purchase
protection. The purchase protection is included in the paypal fee.
That's a burden to businesses, not a benefit.
> Regarding buying items, I would not use gnutaler over paypal, if gnutaler
provides no purchase protection.
Cash doesn't give you "purchase protection". Do you refuse to use cash? It's
exactly what GNU Taler is supposed to be like.
If you trust a business little enough to not be willing to give cash to them,
then don't give cash to them. But the kind of business that would just take
your money and run would be an illegal business, which is not what GNU Taler
is designed for.
> Stallman does not buy items from internet shops? My knowledge is, if he
cannot pay cash, he does not buy it. Gnutaler payments would not change that?
What? No, of course that would change it. He would be able to make his
payments anonymously. That's what he's after.
> Because the shop would keep a record of Stallman's data. Address, date and
price.
In-store pick-up. We have it at Walmart, as do most other stores.
Even failing that, he can ask for the package to be delivered to a friend's
mailbox, then get it from his friend later. And don't forget about digital
downloads, e.g. e-books and music files.
This is of course assuming the purchase can be made without proprietary
JavaScript code. Unfortunately, that usually isn't the case. But that's a
separate issue.
