A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
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- Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn’t great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
- Don’t promote proprietary software
- Try to keep things on topic
- If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
- Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
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Cryptocurrency in general is a scam.
I’m not someone who blindly hypes up Bitcoin or other currencies but why do you say that? They seem useful in a broad set of applications
As far as I can see, the only application of cryptocurrency is to facilitate crime: money laundering, ransom, paying for contraband, etc.
I mean I’ve used it to donate to charities
Is there a reason you didn’t use your credit or debit card?
Even if it’s utterly pointless I prefer the anonymity and some sites default to reoccurring donations and emails when using a card
Cryptocurrency proponents are quick to remind me that cryptocurrency transactions are not anonymous, and are in fact highly traceable by virtue of being stored in a public ledger.
Meaning, they try to mislead you into donating more than you intend to? Doesn’t that make them crooks, unworthy of your donations?
There are crypto currencies like Monero. Even with Bitcoin at least you aren’t posting your card details online.
Not necessarily. A lot of the time they are projects hurting for donations. You can always opt out or use a temporary email service.
An example is HaikuOS. I like supporting alternative operating systems but I wouldn’t want to sign up for Libreapay.
What’s the issue with Liberapay? I’ve never used it.