Bitcoin privacy

[tadamichi]

I understand what you mean and I partially agree with that, I say partially because things in this world changed a lot in the last centuries, today's definition of freedom is different compared to 200 years ago. If people would behave in a better way we wouldn't need surveillance, but there are too many criminals and crazy people out there so yes, personally I'm fine sacrificing part of my privacy in exchange of more security, it doesn't matter if it's about online or real life surveillance.

The people doing the surveillance don’t care about your security tho. With this mentality you will loose both privacy and security. And it’s not your job to sacrifice anything to “help out”(it doesn’t) against criminals, it’s the job of police and jurisdiction, not yours. By accepting surveillance you’re just helping the criminals at the top out, because they will use this against you or others in the long run.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I am more than sure that any cryptocurrency exchange has all the necessary equipment to track any client. Regardless of whether we use a VPN or other means of anonymity, we must understand that in the event of a serious violation, all information will be known. And since not everyone has the necessary knowledge and experience, changing their IP, for many, is believed to be already anonymous.

Just imagine the entire path that the user begins on the Internet; there will definitely be holes that will give it away. Therefore, asking newbies or non-newbies to keep their privacy seems like empty advice.

It is better to provide complete step-by-step training that guarantees safety. But as you know, this is expensive and not everyone can handle it. Also, excessive highlighting of the uniqueness of your system from the crowd of other users only attracts monitoring bodies for deeper surveillance.

[runningwolf]

The thing is that there already are some good enough solutions but too few people use them, so they stand out from the rest of the transactions. People need to become more privacy-oriented. 

I am interested to know why some people just never care.  I am too tired of the 'nothing to hide' argument and need a real reason someone should not worry about being spied on.  Because at the end of the day, most of us are looking for freedoms and democracy and it makes no sense then to accept surveillance.  To me there is a clear, distinctive line between freedom and surveillance.  When surveillance begins, freedom starts to end.  That is how I perceive it.

I understand what you mean and I partially agree with that, I say partially because things in this world changed a lot in the last centuries, today's definition of freedom is different compared to 200 years ago. If people would behave in a better way we wouldn't need surveillance, but there are too many criminals and crazy people out there so yes, personally I'm fine sacrificing part of my privacy in exchange of more security, it doesn't matter if it's about online or real life surveillance.

Which part are you sacrificing? The financial privacy? Mind that everything will be built on top of Bitcoin and each of your interactions will come with a SAT. Since every interaction will involve money, because of spam protection, it automatically means it will have forced KYC/AML on you and your social networks and everything you do. Are you ready to give up so much of your privacy? I'm afraid you won't be able to post anonymously anymore