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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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)

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not very anonymous, they can see you.

[–] ArbitraryValue 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wear one of those hats that cover your face in shadow so that only your eyes are visible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but then batman comes after you.

[–] ArbitraryValue 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's such a double standard.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

The whole "vendetta against crime" thing was a complete exaggeration, he's really just going after everyone biting his style.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

10minutemail.com

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Took me all of 2h of being there to understand that 😂

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, that makes sense then.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A random number that is displayed only once and it's the buyers responsibility to record it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

anonymous = without the name