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So you think Bitcoin is freedom, bitcoin is private or saves your privacy?

What about when you pay or get paid the cashier at the store would write wown all banknotes serial numbers when you pay? Or the postman write down the bank notes serials? Of course with your name, address, the date of payment, and so on?

Bitcoin does. Precisely the miners does with the blocks on blockchain. Even every transaction contains the IP address too (it is not necessary but the protocol defined that). So your transactions contains much more data than you think (on the mempool too, before it is mined).

Bitcoin transatcions needs an internet connection, otherwise it cannot be mined. Your transaction is linked to your actual IP address, IP address is linked to your computers/mobiles MAC address, even if you use mobile, also the IMEI is linked. And the IP is linked to your location too.

Conclusion: you, and your bitcoin transactions can be traced, everywhere, everytime. Including zaps.

Again: is bitcoin means freedom? Is it means privacy?

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Geist 2y ago

Have you heard of our lord and savior protonvpn? What about his begotten son, wasabi wallet?

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ᴄʏʙᴇʀɢᴜʏ 👽 2y ago

I have a pro subscription to protonvpn. And I also use tor. But when you zaps I don't think you always (!) use both of them, never forget to use it. It is enough if you forget it only one time. But the IP address is only one thing. But if you can buy something for fiat, or use crylto exchange, you have to use KYC (but here some scammer promotes that you must not).

Even if you use higher amount of electricity, or your internet traffic belongs to some specified IP (minimg pool), you are suspected.

You have to be an advanced user or IT professional to completely hide yourself. Most of the users are not this kind.

As a privacy and IT security pro I have heard about the mentioned tools of course. And I use them (and another tools).

BTW: if you use XMR (as a shitcoin 😁) it is a better way to hold your private live.

Geist 2y ago

Hey I'll be honest, I don't hold the negativity towards monero that many others seem to, I don't know enough about it so I can't support it outright, but I'm for things like atomic swaps etc. That said, the issues generally raised in this regard seem like front-end UI issues, bitcoin wallets are notoriously underfunded projects that don't get the resources necessary to implement hardcore privacy in a way the average user can adopt. As for KYC businesses, I can only hope that the growth of p2p marketplaces like civkit can give you a way to reliably trade bitcoin directly for goods and services with like minded individuals; it will take time for that stuff to build out.