#financialprivacy — Public Fediverse posts

@PrivacyDigest A comprehensive privacy bill is long overdue. But legislative privacy protection has a ceiling: it can be repealed, amended, or riddled with national security carve-outs. The most robust financial privacy doesn't depend on legislation at all — it's built into the protocol. Monero's RingCT + stealth addresses mean transaction privacy is cryptographic, not regulatory. Both matter, but only one is truly unconditional. #privacy #financialprivacy

"Breaches at data brokers have cost American consumers more than $20 billion, The estimated losses stem from identity theft linked to just four recent data breaches involving major brokers. Findings underscore the need for clear, easy access to opt-out options and more rigorous oversight within the data broker industry":
https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/02/data-brokers-leak-personal-data-cost-americans-21-billion/
#tech #fraud #FinancialPrivacy

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social asked: "What exactly do people think Peter Thiel (or his company Palantir) is gonna do with your Social Security Number (SSN)?"

They are likely to use SSNs to create files about people, and later they can use the information in those files to harm people.
#safety #financialprivacy #politics

55 Years of Financial Surveillance - Reform needs to happen before the Bank Secrecy Act gets to celebrate its next big milesto... - https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/10/28/55-years-of-financial-surveillance #financialprivacy #congress #opinion #bsa

EU to ban anonymous crypto accounts and privacy coins by 2027

https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027

#HackerNews #EUcryptoBan #anonymousAccounts #privacyCoins #cryptoRegulation #financialPrivacy

Bitcoin artist says ‘fascination’ brought thousands to BTC art exhibition - Around 70% of the 300 Bitcoin art pieces were sold during the Bitcoin “A... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-art-showcased-barcelona-s-most-renowned-art-galleries #barcelonagothicquarter #bitcoinartofrevolution #artevistasgallery #financialprivacy #bitcoingraffiti #streetcyber #bitcoinart #inflation #war

#FNF24 is getting closer and we are excited! The program is finalized by participants during plenaries, but some of you already indicated what sessions you plan to convene:
we got #AIAct implementation, #ChatControl, #Tracking, #PayOrOkay, #GDPR, #EmergencyAid and using #FOSS for organising #Solidarity action, #FinancialPrivacy, #AgeVerification, #GlobalSouth perspectives and more!

You can still give us a heads-up about your session topic and tech-needs:
https://freedomnotfear.org/2024/convene-a-session
#FreedomNotFear

Ashigaru Emerges From the Shadows, Forking Samourai Wallet in Privacy Push - After the fall of Samourai Wallet’s founders, a new platform emerged from a myster... - https://news.bitcoin.com/ashigaru-emerges-from-the-shadows-forking-samourai-wallet-in-privacy-push/ #ashigaruopensourceproject #self-custodialwallet #opensourcesoftware #financialprivacy #ashigaruwallet #bitcoinprivacy #samouraiwallet #dojoserver #ashigaru #bitcoin #news

Proof-of-Ink by Gavin Wood: The tattoo that secures your Web3 privacy - The Web3 individuality mechanism will require a unique, algorithmically ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/proof-of-ink-gavin-wood-tattoo-web3-privacy #web3individuality #financialprivacy #proof-of-ink #web3adoption #gavinwood #parity #web3

Senator Ted Cruz Acquires 3 Bitcoin ASIC Miners, Begins ‘Hashing’ in Texas - Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas has announced that he purchased three appli... - https://news.bitcoin.com/senator-ted-cruz-acquires-3-bitcoin-asic-miners-begins-hashing-in-texas/ #governmentoverreach #bitcoininvestment #financialprivacy #cryptocurrency #bitcoinminers #blockchain #newsbytes1 #newsbytes #tedcruz #crypto #texas #asic

(2/2) -Right to respect for private and family life (art.8)
-Right to an effective remedy (art.13) #humanrights
The detailed judgment will be rendered in the coming weeks"

Variation of the #FATCA discussion? #financialprivacy

European #openfinance report pays insufficient attention to fundamental rights #financialprivacy

https://ellentimmer.com/2023/05/08/open-finance-6/

Florida Takes a Stand Against CBDCs: Anti-CBDC Bill Receives Overwhelming Support in House and Senate - In the wake of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ remarks in Jacksonville on Tuesday, ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/florida-takes-a-stand-against-cbdcs-anti-cbdc-bill-receives-overwhelming-support-in-house-and-senate/ #houseofrepresentatives #governorrondesantis #financialprivacy #politicaltyranny #digitalcurrency #legislation #opposition #anti-cbdc #cbdcban #florida #support #sb7054

CATO Institute: CBDC the ‘Single Largest Assault to Financial Privacy Since Creation of Bank Secrecy Act’ - A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may turn out to be the “single largest assa... - https://news.bitcoin.com/cato-institute-cbdc-the-single-largest-assault-to-financial-privacy-since-creation-of-bank-secrecy-act/ #centralbankdigitalcurrency #theusfederalreserve #financialfreedom #financialprivacy #nicholasanthony #banksecrecyact #norbertmichel #uscongress #featured

US Senator Ted Cruz tries again with new bill to block CBDC - Ted Cruz said it is “more important than ever” to ensure the fina... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senator-ted-cruz-tries-again-with-new-bill-to-block-cbdc #direct-to-consumercbdc #financialsurveillance #bidenadministration #financialprivacy #chuckgrassley #digitaldollar #rondesantis #digitalyuan #mikebraun #tomemmer #tedcruz

CBDCs could be 'easily weaponized' to spy on US citizens: Congressman - Congressman Tom Emmer made the anti-CBDC comments to an audience ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/cbdcs-could-be-easily-weaponized-to-spy-on-us-citizens-congressman #cbdcanti-survellianceact #thedigitaldollarproject #bidenadministration #financialprivacy #financialrights #catoinstitute #congress #tomemmer

#FBAR : The US Supreme Court scaled back the federal penalties for failing to file required reports listing foreign bank accounts in a ruling likely to help some Americans living abroad #FATCA #financialprivacy

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/top-us-court-limits-fines-for-not-reporting-overseas-accounts

US lagging on CBDCs could spell ‘trouble’ — Crypto Council policy head - Fanusie doesn’t believe the Chinese-led CBDC movement on the glob... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lagging-on-cbdcs-could-spell-trouble-crypto-council-policy-head #cryptocouncilforinnovation #digitaldollarproject #anti-surveillance #financialprivacy #yayafanusie #geopolitics #digitalyuan #tomemmer

Btcpay Introduces New Coinjoin Plugin for Enhanced Bitcoin Privacy for Merchants - On Monday, Wasabi Wallet and the open-source bitcoin payment processor Btcpay anno... - https://news.bitcoin.com/btcpay-introduces-new-coinjoin-plugin-for-enhanced-bitcoin-privacy-for-merchants/ #financialindependence #coordinationprotocol #financialempowerment #financialsovereignty #bitcointransactions #privacyprotection #financialprivacy #paymentprocessor #digitalcurrency #financialrights #cryptocurrency

#financialprivacy is threatened:

US:
"We just released hundreds of documents showing how Arizona created a nationwide #surveillance program to track Americans’ personal #moneytransfers.
It's one of the largest government surveillance programs in recent history"

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