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What we need from this digital euro is anonymity just like the cash it's meant to replace. But nobody is talking about that.
by wolvoleo 1mo ago
What we need from this digital euro is anonymity just like the cash it's meant to replace. But nobody is talking about that.
- nocchedure 1mo ago[dead]
- senkora 1mo agoDoes anyone know whether GNU Taler is involved in any way with these proposals? I feel like they'd be the natural people to work on anonymity. Looking at their website, I see that they've at least commented on them: https://www.taler.net/en/news/2026-08.html https://www.taler.net/en/news/2026-08.html
- hulitu 1mo ago> What we need from this digital euro is anonymity This is what _you_ need. Ursula and her friends want to know where _you_ spent _your_ money.
- xyzsparetimexyz 1mo agoI think the main benefit is that all a lemonade stand or späti or what-have-you needs to start selling something digitally is a qr code someone can scan.
- wolvoleo 1mo agoYou can do the same already with something like the sumup app and then you can pay with any card not just a mobile.
- xyzsparetimexyz 1mo agoThere's a network effect to this stuff. Nobody is installing an app to buy lemonade.
- wolvoleo 1mo agoNo that's not how it works. Only the seller needs to install the app. Sumup works with regular contactless cards, phones, watches etc. If you want contact chip cards also you can buy a reader for 25€.
- GaryNumanVevo 1mo agoCash is still the predominant way to launder money: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/cash-still-king-criminals-prefer-cash-for-money-laundering https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/cash...
- wolvoleo 1mo agoOf course, if there's money some people are going to do bad things with it.