Countries and other criminals can't take your bitcoins without your consent and they can't stop you from transacting with them.
That is the importance of data privacy, because if our privacy is open, then our own friends, let alone bad people, even close friends can steal our bitcoins, in fact the bad people we sometimes meet are our closest friends.
I'm cringing that I didn't write "Governments and other criminals".
People can only steal your bitcoin if they get your keys. I think you should always proceed as though your privacy has been invaded.
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"Government and other criminals"
may be a different concept.
People can only steal your bitcoins if they get your keys.
oops don't let this happen, I hope I don't give my device away, so that the key remains safe.
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