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This still means that the government could track/freeze your transactions. While it’s better than the status quo of electronic payments (where the government ca
by Gaelan 8y ago
This still means that the government could track/freeze your transactions. While it’s better than the status quo of electronic payments (where the government can, and so can private companies), depending on your threat model it may not be a replacement for cash.
- lykr0n 8y agoThe IRS (in the US) does not give out information. At. All. Even to other agencies. The USPS as well. Isolation can be done. It's not perfect, but we can have stronger protection than any private bank can give us.
- selimthegrim 8y agoUh, Medicaid and healthcare.gov beg to differ
- lykr0n 8y agoOk. Most every other agency runs a fairly tight ship. I'd take that any-day over the patchwork of different, and unaccountable, entities that I both know and don't know that hold my PII
- codyb 8y agoIf this is true that's certainly pretty neat. I thought the USPS mail scanner information was used by others but maybe I'm wrong? Or maybe I'm thinking of those USPS detectives who investigate mail fraud?