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Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by forum_ghost on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:19AM (#30637232)
Why is that paranoia? If you are OK with tracking, please put a live video feed into you washroom. You have nothing to hide there, do you?
Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by astrange on Friday March 11, 2022 @03:03AM (#30637478)
Since I don't have any lawyers on hand, I'm not qualified to design a private system so I don't feel like making one up[1]. But since I remember how bank transfers work right now (hint: they go through the government), I can say people claiming they have some right now are wrong.

[1] for instance, I don't remember the legal status of mailing cash through USPS, but pretty sure it's different privacy-wise even though it's "the government"

Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by nonameiguess on Friday March 11, 2022 @06:36AM (#30638670)
Why is it not put your transaction history into a database that the government can subpoena if they want to know what you've been buying, which all of us have already been doing if you're not conducting transactions in cash? I have a lot of facts about myself I'd like to keep mostly hidden, but are not hidden from law enforcement officers who can get a warrant.
Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by RC_ITR on Friday March 11, 2022 @04:13AM (#30637891)
Why do you want to watch me take a dump so bad?
Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by matheusmoreira on Friday March 11, 2022 @06:04AM (#30638513)
I have no doubt someone somewhere on the internet would pay money for such footage. Maybe it'll be a business rival seeking to publicly humiliate you.