Title: [2014-12-28] cointelegraph: Coinbase Is Tracking How Users Spend Their Bitcoins Post by: nerdydev on December 28, 2014, 07:32:55 PM Very concerning peace-
http://cointelegraph.com/news/113207/coinbase-is-tracking-how-users-spend-their-bitcoins Quote Coinbase has recently been demonstrating why consumer regulation is such a problem. The company seems to be tracking what their customers are buying with Bitcoin and closing any accounts involved in transactions that the company objects to. Title: Re: [2014-12-28] cointelegraph: Coinbase Is Tracking How Users Spend Their Bitcoins Post by: lyth0s on December 28, 2014, 10:42:00 PM Yet another reason to use Monero (XMR). Privacy matters.
Title: Re: [2014-12-28] cointelegraph: Coinbase Is Tracking How Users Spend Their Bitcoins Post by: kjlimo on December 29, 2014, 05:30:55 AM Where Bitcoin meets fiat will always have controversy.
These types of articles are inevitable, but also a sign of growth. How many people have horror stories of Paypal? My mom was just explaining to my grandmother how awesome Paypal is for online purchases... I suspect in 5-10 years, I'll be explaining the benefits of Bitcoin to them when they are ready and in need of Bitcoin. |