imagine wanting your transactions to be seen by your bank
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thank you paypal for locking my account if i put the word "iran" in the note for a payment to a friend
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ah, yes, because creating a massive surveillance system βto stop terroristsβ has definitely never harmed already marginalized people π
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Right, a mass surveillance system that's primarily used to oppress sex workers, drug users and dissidents.
Take a look at what's banned by the company where a couple very vocal authoritarians who signed that letter work:
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Banks, financial services and governments having access to your entire financial history is mass surveillance. Selling and sharing access to it to other companies makes that even more true.
I'm not American and I'm not sure what that would have to do with any of this if I was.
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My work on privacy and security technology isn't cryptocurrency related but is largely funded with cryptocurrencies. Most of our donations through them. I use them to fund developers around the world with cheap, quick transactions. Funds get frozen trying to do it any other way.