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Re:Physical cash is dying–and you don't need to be a conspir... by Aerroon on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:30AM (#39241855)
Governments should be running their own digital counterparts to cash, but they need to add the anonymity of this cash into the constitution. Otherwise the security apparatus is going to ruin it for everyone.
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Re:Physical cash is dying–and you don't need to be a conspir... by krapp on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:33AM (#39241893)
... because the security apparatus is definitely held in check by the Constitution?
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Re:Physical cash is dying–and you don't need to be a conspir... by Aerroon on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:33AM (#39272214)
At least it could theoretically be. Anything outside of that would definitely not be. And at that point the digital cash equivalent will not be considered private. The government has to go above and beyond for people to believe the digital cash would preserve their privacy.
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