Privacy
EU news websites: ‘Pay us or we’ll track you’
Controversial cookie paywalls.
IMF praises India’s controversial digital ID system, Aadhaar
Praising digital access systems.
IMF’s deputy managing director Bo Li lauds CBDC’s ability to control what people buy
Central control of what people are allowed to buy and who is allowed to spend.
10 PayPal alternatives – for privacy or free speech
Some alternatives to the financial technology giants that harvest data and censor users.
Japan will link health insurance and drivers licenses to digital ID
Further privacy concerns.
UK council goes cashless, allegedly to “support the switch to the digital economy”
The push towards digital-only payments.
Janet Yellen says CBDCs are “certainly worth getting involved in developing”
New push for a centrally controlled currency.
Court tells agency “constant monitoring of your every move by the government is frightening to most people”
During a case about GPS tracking of charter boats.












