Privacy, National Security and Sanctions Don’t Mix
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We’ve said since the day that the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash that it was at best misguided and unconstitutional, and at worst counterproductive. Cointelegraph makes the case that Treasury’s actions actually damage national security. And this is not based simply on principle or partisan position, but actual practice. And as a bonus, the site even makes the argument we have, which is that no just society sanctions tools just because a bad actor may misuse them. A just society goes after the bad actors.
Privacy, National Security and Sanctions Don’t Mix
Privacy, National Security and Sanctions…
Privacy, National Security and Sanctions Don’t Mix
We’ve said since the day that the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash that it was at best misguided and unconstitutional, and at worst counterproductive. Cointelegraph makes the case that Treasury’s actions actually damage national security. And this is not based simply on principle or partisan position, but actual practice. And as a bonus, the site even makes the argument we have, which is that no just society sanctions tools just because a bad actor may misuse them. A just society goes after the bad actors.