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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @supertestnet 4h \ parent \ on: Is ecash private enough for dark markets? privacy
it's still much easier to achieve privacy on monero since it is private by default
I think this leads people to get arrested. The monero users who got arrested in October (link) probably assumed that by merely using monero, they couldn't be tracked. But if you aren't careful in many other respects, you can be.
  • You have to be careful to use tor to communicate with your peers
  • You have to be careful who you peer with
  • You have to be careful to remix your old utxos frequently so they don't stick out
  • You have to be careful not to create a transaction that spends utxos that you received "close together"
Similar considerations apply to lightning. Neither network protects you if you are careless in these other regards. Comments like "monero is untraceable by default" or "if you want privacy, just use monero and you're done" might very easily get people arrested if they believe them and then don't take care of their privacy in other respects.
It's similar with lightning; you can't "just use lightning" if you want decent privacy. But it offers better tools than what you get on monero.
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