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Hi guys,

do you know a good and privacy friendly way to pay with your phone (like Google Pay)? I am using Graphene OS on a Pixel 8 and lice in Germany so some services might not be available here ๐Ÿ™ˆ

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[โ€“] datendefekt 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Private payments with a wallet on you phone is something the digital Euro is supposed to offer, if it ever arrives as designed.

[โ€“] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The digital euro, as a digital central-bank currency, is the last thing we want from the perspective of privacy.

[โ€“] datendefekt 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Moreover, personal transaction details of offline digital euro payments would only be known to the payer and the payee, providing a cash-like level of privacy.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/faqs/html/ecb.faq_digital_euro.en.html

[โ€“] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right.

Because databases are never "hacked" and exfiltrated.

(By hacked, I mean most of the time it's social engineering.)

[โ€“] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

That just goes for all db.

[โ€“] idefix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I kinda disagree. Not just for the technical solution that is supposed to enable a fairly good level of privacy but also because I tend to trust ECB employees and ways of working as I've done a few projects with them.

[โ€“] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] nichtburningturtle -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I believe you meant to say GNU/Taler. \s

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

What does a delicious chocolate spread consisting mostly of (now) palm oil and some hazelnuts have to do with this?

[โ€“] Lychee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Private payments and digital Euro is something that does not go hand-in-hand imo. How big of a crypto fan I am, I don't like a state/governement/country/union coin.

Why are they so dodgy about Monero you think? Because of the illicit transactions? Nah.. this is just an extra factor