Digital euro will complement cash, not replace it (www.eureporter.co)

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“If we want the digital Euro to become a success, we need a clear and convincing narrative of why we need it in the first place. People need to see the benefits of a digital Euro in their day-to-day lives. The European Central Bank and the European Commission have yet to make a compelling case of why we need the digital Euro and what added value it will deliver,” explained Markus Ferber MEP, the EPP Group Spokesman in the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

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[-] Jannes@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I would like to see how the Digital Euro works in regards to privacy laws. If all transactions are traceable I would see this as potentially a dangerous move for EU citizens, whilst at the moment we may trust our governments to a degree we also see a substantial move towards Fascism all over the continent.

[-] Wander@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I think it is supposed to be untracable in the same way cash is. It's even supposed to be usable offline.
Whether or not they will accomplish this is yet to be seen.

[-] gkpy@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

being a pessimist here for a second:

once this reaches a more mature stage, there will be somebody claiming it would be used when selling drugs or other illegal activities and those privacy concerns will go out the window :/

[-] toastus@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I think that's not that pessimistic.

I don't expect there to be good privacy straight from the start, no matter what they say right now.

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