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> At least with Visa, you have a reasonable expectation that the transaction is private between you and the merchant. Eh, not really: https://www.theverge.com/
by SheinhardtWigCo 5y ago
> At least with Visa, you have a reasonable expectation that the transaction is private between you and the merchant.
Eh, not really: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17801880/google-mastercard-data-online-ads-offline-purchase-history-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17801880/google-mastercar...
- cmckn 5y agoSome purchase data being sold through brokers is not the same thing as a consumer buying space on the chain via gas prices to announce their purchases to the world, and then the entirety of the network burning resources to make that information available in perpetuity. It’s also something that’s easy to regulate.