Bitcoin Q&A: Why KYC is dangerous – Microviolations of Privacy As Payment [TIOM2-19]

A talk about privacy, identity, surveillance, hierarchies and the future of network-centric private and secure money.

Keywords/phrases: Bitcoin and the market of revealing personal data. Micro-violations of privacy as payment. Cryptocurrency enabling switch to money payments while preserving privacy. The vulnerability of personal data collections, the dangers of KYC ("Know Your Customer").

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Originally published as a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwF7nMWUjBs&index=19&list=PLPQwGV1aLnTu0KFDbHk4AUiiyce0xLX7p