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Re:The Security Behind the Birth of Zcash by mrb on Sunday July 16, 2017 @03:02PM (#14783587)
Zooko was talking about doing KYC/AML at the exchange level. He did not suggest to weaken the Zcash protocol:

https://mobile.twitter.com/zooko/status/863506504518914050

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Re:The Security Behind the Birth of Zcash by erpellan on Sunday July 16, 2017 @03:58PM (#14783845)
Just like _actual_ cash!

The bank doesn't scan the serial numbers on the money I deposit and yet they somehow correctly credit my account.

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Re:The Security Behind the Birth of Zcash by Mcphja on Sunday July 16, 2017 @08:09PM (#14784785)
Cash counting machines in banks scan and record numbers to find bills that have already been flagged (such as those stolen from banks/ATMs), but that process is unrelated to the crediting of money to your account. General cash tracking is hypothetically possible, but it would not be trivial to implement.
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Re:The Security Behind the Birth of Zcash by valarauca1 on Sunday July 16, 2017 @11:41PM (#14785498)
They actually do.

Well not _you_ but bills do get flagged if they're involved in crimes (like kidnapping or robbery). So when they're deposited in a bank the FBI can track the _relative_ location of criminals.

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Re:The Security Behind the Birth of Zcash by kbody on Sunday July 16, 2017 @06:03PM (#14784338)
Just like on the tweets mentions but zooko didn't reply to; what about just having a zaddr cleaning those coins? KYC/AML already exists on (most) exchanges.
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