> Over the past few months, our former payment provider Nexi S.p.A. (“Nexi”)
requested access to private data, which we understood to be specifically the
usernames and passwords of our supporters. We have refused this request. All our
attempts to clarify Nexi’s request, or to understand how their need for such
information was necessary and legal, were met with what we consider to be vague
and unsatisfactory explanations relating to a general need for risk analysis. >
> Subsequently, we found ourselves unable to receive credit card donations
through Nexi’s system. In the afternoon of 10 March, we were further informed
that our contract had been cancelled a few days prior on 7 March, due to our
supposed failure to meet their deadline to fulfil their request. This deadline
was not communicated to us beforehand, despite us having been Nexi’s customer
for the past 15 years. This is completely crazy! As 450 supporters are affected,
that is a huge amount of donations that were cut off!
GNU Taler, which is an anonymous (for the sender, not receiver) digital cash.
If the FSFE were to use a bank utilizing that system, the bank would not be able to request the sender’s information from them, as any person sending the donation is completely anonymous by design.
If the FSFE were to use gnu taller, the taler bank would’ve probably requested the same information through some other nonstandard channel sooner or later. The traditional electronic money has become like show breed dogs. They are no good without the papers. Especially in europe.
We need to eliminate the banks and the payment gateways from the paymemt process.
If a bank or preferably credit union adopts GNU Taler, they can’t realistically expect the receiver of the tokens to know who sent the tokens due go their anonymous nature. A receiver could put an info form before the GNU Taler part, but the sender could just put john doe info there.
It is truly like cash. I know in the US many banks would get weirded out if you try to deposit a large amount if cash and may report it to the IRS, but as long as its reflected in your taxes, then it should be okay.
GNU Taler, which is an anonymous (for the sender, not receiver) digital cash.
If the FSFE were to use a bank utilizing that system, the bank would not be able to request the sender’s information from them, as any person sending the donation is completely anonymous by design.
You can learn more about it over at [email protected]
If the FSFE were to use gnu taller, the taler bank would’ve probably requested the same information through some other nonstandard channel sooner or later. The traditional electronic money has become like show breed dogs. They are no good without the papers. Especially in europe.
We need to eliminate the banks and the payment gateways from the paymemt process.
If a bank or preferably credit union adopts GNU Taler, they can’t realistically expect the receiver of the tokens to know who sent the tokens due go their anonymous nature. A receiver could put an info form before the GNU Taler part, but the sender could just put john doe info there.
It is truly like cash. I know in the US many banks would get weirded out if you try to deposit a large amount if cash and may report it to the IRS, but as long as its reflected in your taxes, then it should be okay.
The only trouble is, that’s exactly why they would refuse to adopt GNU Taler.
Some banks in Europe are already adopting it, and credit unions would be much more likely to as well.