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When Roe V Wade was overturned, there was a lot of talk encouraging women to remove period tracking apps in case the data could be used against them in the futu
by thesausageking 4y ago
When Roe V Wade was overturned, there was a lot of talk encouraging women to remove period tracking apps in case the data could be used against them in the future. But the easiest way to track women is to simply watch financial transactions for abortion bills or services at a clinic. Even if you try to obfuscate by having a friend pay, if there are no private, cash-or-crypto links, it's trivial to connect the dots.
It was a reminder to me that being able too freely and privately make financial transactions is one of the most important and fundamental rights we have.
- sneak 4y agoIt's also impossible to hire a defense attorney with frozen bank accounts (which happens, of course, before trial). I spoke about how uncensorable payments are a prerequisite to a society with human rights at the CCCamp back in 2011: https://media.ccc.de/v/cccamp11-4591-financing_the_revolution-en https://media.ccc.de/v/cccamp11-4591-financing_the_revolutio...
- null0pointer 4y agoThis is actually a fantastic counter-argument to the “nothing to hide — nothing to fear” people. It’s a good example of how an individual can remain unwaveringly righteous, but due to environmental changes all of a sudden they do have something to hide.
- ThunderSizzle 4y ago