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[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 71 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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)

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week 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

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Not very anonymous, they can see you.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

10minutemail.com

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 10 points 1 week ago

Btw purchasing a transit ticket in Naples is optional, only 2 out of 5 people pay for it

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Took me all of 2h of being there to understand that ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] plm00@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Well they have to send the tickets somewhere, don't they?

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago

Probably I should have made clear this is an app. I just expected the ticket will remain in the app.

[-] plm00@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Ah, that makes sense then.

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week 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.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week 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.

[-] Interstellar_1 4 points 1 week ago

They probably need some kind of token of authentication, bit In not sure what other methods they could use that would be better.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week 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.

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