Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA director

Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by njharman on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:08AM (#26803908)

Instead of just having the cash in the first place?

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by c22 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @12:21PM (#26809246)

The bitcoin allows you to participate in E-commerce.

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by DyslexicAtheist on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:34AM (#26804451)

cash doesn't scale, it becomes difficult to store, hard to move, and is easily discovered.

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by Zambyte on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:54AM (#26805338)

That also sounds like Bitcoin

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by atat7024 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:23AM (#26806704)

I'll carry two BTC, you carry $120k USD, we'll see who gets to the finish line first!

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by bun_at_work on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @11:40AM (#26808604)

Is the finish line spending any of this money on a car? Or a house?

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Re:Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA dir... by exdsq on Thursday April 15, 2021 @02:11AM (#26816677)

Sure!

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