#EU to ban anonymous #crypto accounts and #privacy coins by 2027
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027
Recent searches
Search options
#anonymity
2 posts2 participants0 posts today
Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite its long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves.
In reality, Tor is easy to use for anyone. It helps not only journalists and activists, but anybody who seeks greater privacy online or access to information regardless of location.
What is Tor exactly? How can Tor help you? And why is it such an important tool? Staff writer @Em0nM4stodon explains in the latest Privacy Guides article: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
www.privacyguides.org · In Praise of Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor
More from 
Em 
Mullvad Leta is making waves! 
The privacy-focused search engine can now be used without a Mullvad account. 
Anonymous searching for everyone! Check it out: https://leta.mullvad.net/ #privacy #searchengine #mullvad #anonymity
Mullvad LetaMullvad LetaLeta, the privacy-focused search engine, by Mullvad.
Replied to PrivacyDigest
@PrivacyDigest
@juliewebgirl Because they know Seattle will kick them to Texas. Read: They're Afraid.
#Police officers who joined #Jan6 rally ask #SupremeCourt for #anonymity
Four officers sued to prevent the disclosure of Seattle’s investigation into their attendance at the pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on Jan. 6, 2021.
#Trump #seattle #stopthesteal #j6 #maga #scotus
The Washington Post · Police officers who joined Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court for anonymity
We all know services that require authentication can correlate your activity on that service with your account. This becomes particularly dangerous when that account is linked with payment information that could potentially link back to your real identity.
It doesn't have to be this way though: The Privacy Pass protocol presents a path forward for "blind" authentication, if more services adopt it. Our team member @fria walks us through how it works:
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/21/privacy-pass/
www.privacyguides.org · Privacy Pass: The New Protocol for Private Authentication
More from 
Privacy Guides
"It’s a dangerous time for protest rights in the UK. The government has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offence to conceal your identity at a protest.
The crime and policing bill establishes an offence if a person conceals their identity within a specifically designated area in England or Wales. That is, an area where the police believe that a protest is taking place, or is likely to take place, and that involves, or might involve, the “commission of offences” (people breaking the law).
These powers are preemptive and vague – how is the “likelihood” of a protest or offences determined? What specific “offences” does the bill refer to? What safeguards exist? Ultimately, the bill does not appear to place any real limits on the degree of discretion extended to the police.
The passage of this bill would have significant implications for the right to anonymity in public places. It is unparalleled among liberal democratic states, bringing UK practice into line with Russia, Hungary and China."
The ConversationBanning face coverings, expanding facial recognition – how the UK government and police are eroding protest rights
More from 
The Conversation UK
A polish friend just told me about freeshell.de. I think I should have known about it sooner so I'm slow to this party but it feels very interesting.
#hosting #email #owncloud #databases #linux #anonymity #europeanalternatives #germany #freeshell
About freeshell.de
https://freeshell.de/about/
freeshell.deAbout | freeshell.defreeshell.de has been serving as a non-profit service provider since September 19, 2002, marking two decades of existence. We consistently welcome new users to our platform, with a straightforward membership process facilitated through postcard-ware accounts.
The 
Polish government has suggested new EU rules to ban the #anonymous purchase of #prepaid #SIMcards.
“The main threat associated with prepaid SIM cards is #anonymity,” says a document obtained by @statewatch and one cannot make one's disdain for #humanrights any clearer.
Extensive research has found no evidence that bans on anonymous purchases of SIM cards contribute to reducing #crime.
www.statewatch.orgStatewatch | EU officials discuss banning anonymous use of mobile phonesThe Polish government has suggested new EU rules to ban the anonymous purchase of prepaid SIM cards for mobile phones.“The main threat associated with prepaid SIM cards is anonymity,” says a document obtained by Statewatch. Extensive research has found no evidence that bans on anonymous purchases of SIM cards contributes to a reduction in crime.
Replied in thread
Ah, here it is, in the text of the report;
"The Bank of England and HM
Treasury note in their 2023 Consultation Paper that a digital pound would not be anonymous
because, 'just like bank accounts, the ability to identify and verify users is necessary to prevent
financial crime'.”
Chapter 2.1, Enhancing the Privacy
of a Digital Pound
https://dci.mit.edu/enhancing-the-privacy-of-a-digital-pound
So what they're contemplating is only as private as a bank transfer, not as private as cash.
MIT Digital Currency InitiativeEnhancing the Privacy of a Digital Pound — MIT Digital Currency Initiative
Stop Confusing Privacy & Anonymity (and Security) by @privacyguides
Continued thread
Update. "SAFE-Track: Secure Anonymous Federal Evidence, Data and Analysis Tracking"
https://datafoundation.org/pages/safetrack
"The Data Foundation's SAFE-Track portal provides a secure, encrypted channel for documenting changes to federal evidence and #data activities. As a trusted, non-partisan authority on government data and evidence policy, the #DataFoundation maintains this platform to systematically understand and analyze impacts on America's evidence infrastructure…SAFE-Track enables confidential reporting through:
* Complete #anonymity for submissions
* End-to-end #encryption of all data
* No requirement for email or personal identification
* Option for secure follow-up communication through anonymous conversation codes
* Protections against collection of personally identifiable information."
Data FoundationSAFE-TRACKSAFE-Track is the Data Foundation's secure, encrypted portal for anonymous reporting of federal data and evidence changes.
I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!
To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)
New Privacy Guides video 
by @jw
If you've wondered about
the difference between:
Privacy,
Security,
and Anonymity 
And why some privacy-focused
services are worth using even when they don't provide perfect anonymity, watch this!
It's truly an amazing short video!
Everyone should watch it 
https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/03/14/stop-confusing-privacy-anonymity-and-security/
This week we’re tackling some common misconceptions with privacy, security, and anonymity!
Often privacy and anonymity are used interchangeably. However, there are distinct differences between the two. In our latest video, we aim to explain and discuss the differences, so you can make better decisions on your privacy and security journey.
https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/03/14/stop-confusing-privacy-anonymity-and-security/
Today is the World Day Against Internet Censorship—promoting free communication. At mailbox.org, we champion data security, anonymity, and digital sovereignty—encrypting, avoiding tracking. Own your data, protect speech!
Snowflake proxy update 6
Uptime: 7d 08:27
Total download bandwidth donated: ~1.07 TiB (1.18 TB)
Total upload bandwidth donated: ~1.12 TiB (1.23 TB)
Finally, a week has passed... I dunno. It just feels really awesome to do this for free.
