>>195 The new system does not collect personal information. It only collects
the email of the user so that a confirmation letter can be sent.
It is set up to use Bitcoin, which is an anonymous currency. Bitcoin
was created in Japan. I am sure it must be more familiar to people in
Japan than it is here.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin Also Combini could still be used which collects very minimal information.
Eventually we could accept credit card payments again. We are not willing
or prepared to use credit card payment at this time.
The email and password for the account are stored in a locker. This locker
is encrypted. That is where the name ロッカー comes from.