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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by makeasnek@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

On P2P payments from their FAQ: "While the payment appears to be directly between wallets, technically the operation is intermediated by the payment service provider which will typically be legally required to identify the recipient of the funds before allowing the transaction to complete."

How about, no? How about me paying €50 to my friend for fixing my bike doesn’t need to be intermediated, KYCed, and blocked if they don't approve of it or know who the recipient is? How about it’s none of the government’s business how I split the bill at dinner with friends? This level of surveillance is madness, especially coming from an app that touts "privacy" as a feature.

GNU Taler is a trojan horse to enable CBDC adoption. They are the friendly face to an absolutely terrifying level of government control in our lives funded by the same government that tries every year to implement chat control. Imagine your least favourite political party gaining power. Now imagine they can see and control every transaction you make. No thanks.

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[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

/c/Libertarian is that way:

Iconic old meme image of a guy with his head up his own ass.

/c/Cryptocurrency is over there:

Image of the /r/Buttcoin community's logo

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I disagree. Taler also individuals to stay private while preventing crime. I personally could never use crypto as it empowers criminals and is very unpredictable. Taler uses flat currency so you don't need to worry about it losing value overnight.

It isn't done yet and it may get abandoned but it is a start. For now it is a interesting project to watch. Also cash is king

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