Receipts

Google Messages is currently testing and launching several new features, including a redesigned read receipts system and the removal of QR code pairing for web access.

Photograph a receipt, get every item with name, price and category. No typing, no bank access. Free for iPhone and Android. Interface in English.

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A new report from the Government Accountability Office misses the point entirely.

The President established the Department of Government Efficiency to transform federal spending. DOGE instructed agencies to review federal contracts...

The consumer right that matters most in a world where AI makes the decisions is not privacy. It is agency: the power to see, correct, and carry what is said about you and used to decide your life.

Autonomous agents send emails, move money, and change systems - and their logs are editable text. Anchor each consequential action to Bitcoin: a dated, tamper-evident receipt anyone you authorize can verify.