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What societal services are being crippled by ransomware that's so called enabled by Bitcoin? Please understand there's a difference between what the technology
by gaara87 5y ago
What societal services are being crippled by ransomware that's so called enabled by Bitcoin?
Please understand there's a difference between what the technology provides and what it's being used for. Malicious people using the technology is true of many many technologies. I keep getting phishing calls every other day to give my SSN, does that mean the social security program should be canceled for this very reason?
- dane-pgp 5y ago> I keep getting phishing calls every other day to give my SSN, does that mean the social security program should be canceled for this very reason? No, but according to some people's logic it's a reason to ban telephone calls.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoA person could reasonably argue that it's a good reason to ban untraceable phone calls, which is actually being worked on. Likewise, a person could reasonably argue that truly anonymous money shouldn't exist. I'm not actually convinced of this, but it's a coherent position to hold.
- user-the-name 5y ago> What societal services are being crippled by ransomware that's so called enabled by Bitcoin? https://threatpost.com/ransomware-hits-hospitals-hardest/162096/ https://threatpost.com/ransomware-hits-hospitals-hardest/162... > Please understand there's a difference between what the technology provides and what it's being used for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
- gaara87 5y ago> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha... With that logic - https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Bitcoin is meant to be purely a peer to peer electronic cash system. Money. This has nothing to do with what you are talking about where it is inherently bad