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  "path": "/t/proton-doesnt-really-support-anonymous-payments-lets-demand-that-they-do/37094#post_20",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T23:07:50.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "textContent": "> Yes. That doesn’t mean they don’t care about their privacy, and that’s why defaults matters.\n>\n> The reason many people accept the worst defaults is often because they never experienced any better. But if they did, they’d probably have a different opinion.\n\nThe convenient option in this case isn’t any form of cash payment. It’s using a credit card. And…\n\n> After confirming that she would receive a new card, the customer agent noticed that throughout the year all of my friend’s transactions were in Japan, not in Germany. So she asked my friend, What are you doing in Japan? Do you live in Japan?\n>\n> **How is that the customer agent’s business?** That is not why my friend called them.\n\nThe bank’s whole job is to de-anonymize you so they can know who you are and where you are making your purchases. Otherwise, anyone could make charges to your account, while the bank wouldn’t know where to send the money. The bank also want to prevent card holders from using the card in a fraudulent or illegal way (eg money laundering) with vendors. This means they (and whatever employee is looking at your account) wants information like your identity, where you live, and where and when you spend your money.\n\nThe vast majority of people happily give up the anonymity of using cash for the convenience and security of using credit cards. Hence why I think people paying in cash are a small portion of proton users. I rarely see anyone say they actually paid Proton in cash as well, even in online spaces.",
  "title": "Proton doesn't really support anonymous payments. Let's demand that they do"
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