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A prerequisite for privacy and trust would be transparency of the software. No word in the document that this is going to be free software. So it can not be pro

• andai 5y ago
  Serious question, if it was free software, how would they prove they're actually running it (unmodified)?
  • holri 5y ago
    The EuGH (European Court of Justice) is already in power to check the EZB. It could also check the software.
• rhn_mk1 5y ago
  You're making a jump from transparency to Free Software, but it's a jump too far. It's sufficient to have open (and trustworthy) protocols. Software will follow.
• drazvan 5y ago
  It's actually quite simple - an offline solution is technically incapable of reporting your spending patterns because ... well ... it doesn't connect to any network. It's the same as physical cash really, your banknote cannot report where it's been since it does not connect to anything.