commit 12ff3b9284387cca845e052568d0aa28a914e11b
parent 136e31c2d37e3a51544c5d00f3bff878e3986f98
Author: Christian Grothoff <grothoff@gnunet.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:32:18 +0200
revise
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2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/presentations/2022-netpol/netpol.tex b/presentations/2022-netpol/netpol.tex
@@ -129,33 +129,11 @@
\section{Mass surveillance}
-\begin{frame}
- \vfill
- \begin{center}
- {\bf
- What domain of digital communication should we be most concerned about?
-}
- \end{center}
- \vfill
-\end{frame}
-
-
-\begin{frame}{Surveilance concerns}
-Everybody knows about Internet surveilance. But is it {\bf that} bad?\pause
-\begin{itemize}
- \item You can choose when and where to use the Internet
- \item You can anonymously access the Web using Tor
- \item You can find open access points that do not require authentication
- \item IP packets do not include your precise location or name
- \item ISPs typically store this meta data for days, weeks or months
-\end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
-\begin{frame}{Where is it worse?}
+\begin{frame}{}
This was a question posed to RAND researchers in 1971:
-\begin{quote}
+ \begin{quote}
``Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB, the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be your decision?''
\end{quote}
%The result: an electronic funds transfer system that looks
@@ -175,15 +153,26 @@ identity.'' \hfill --Edward Snowden, IETF 93 (2015)
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}{What is worse?}
+\begin{frame}{Surveilance concerns}
+ \begin{minipage}{5.5cm}
+ {\bf On the Internet:}
+\begin{itemize}
+ \item IP packets do not include your name
+ \item You can anonymously access the Web using Tor
+ or find open access points without authentication
+ \item ISPs typically store this meta data for days, weeks or months
+\end{itemize}
+\end{minipage}
+\pause
+\begin{minipage}{5.5cm}
+ {\bf With CC payments:}
\begin{itemize}
- \item When you pay by CC, the information includes your name
- \item When you pay in person with CC, your location is also known
- \item You often have no alternative payment methods available
- \item You hardly ever can use someone else's CC
- \item Anonymous prepaid cards are difficult to get and expensive
+ \item The information includes your name
+ \item Anonymous prepaid cards are difficult to get
+ and you rarely can use someone else's CC
\item Payment information is typically stored for at least 6 years
\end{itemize}
+\end{minipage}
\end{frame}
@@ -259,16 +248,15 @@ identity.'' \hfill --Edward Snowden, IETF 93 (2015)
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}
- \vfill
-\begin{center}
-{\bf Do you want to live under total surveillance?}
-\end{center}
- \vfill \pause
-\begin{center}
-{\bf You think it's not total because there is cash?}
-\end{center}
-\vfill
+\begin{frame}{Plan B: Pay with cash}
+ Cash is:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Privacy-friendly
+ \item Offline-capable
+ \item Inexpensive
+ \item Broadly accessible
+ \item Central bank liability
+ \end{itemize}
\end{frame}
@@ -327,9 +315,21 @@ So what are their plans?
\begin{frame}
\vfill
- \begin{center}
- {\bf Let's stop preaching to the choir. $<$/motivation$>$}
- \end{center}
+\begin{center}
+{\bf Offline-capability is core objective for many CBDC projects.}
+\end{center}
+ \vfill
+\begin{center}
+{\bf This will mostly hurt cash availability.}
+\end{center}
+ \vfill \pause
+\begin{center}
+{\bf Privacy is non-goal or not assured (see ECB\&China).}
+\end{center}
+ \vfill
+\begin{center}
+$\Rightarrow$ {\bf Most CBDC projects will hurt democracy, not help.}
+\end{center}
\vfill
\end{frame}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ So what are their plans?
\end{center}
\vfill
\begin{center}
- \includegraphics[scale=1.5]{taler-logo-2018.pdf}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{taler-logo-2021-inkscape.pdf}
\end{center}
\vfill
\begin{center}
@@ -488,9 +488,8 @@ However, Taler is
\begin{minipage}{0.32\textwidth}
\centering
\visible<1->{Bitcoin}\\\vspace{1em}
- \only<1>{? TPS}
- \only<2->{4 TPS}\\
- \visible<3->{
+ \only<1->{4 TPS}\\
+ \visible<2->{
\vspace{2em}
\includegraphics[width=0.2\linewidth]{performance}\hspace{1em}
\includegraphics[width=0.2\linewidth]{mining}
@@ -498,16 +497,16 @@ However, Taler is
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{0.32\textwidth}
\centering
- \visible<4->{PayPal\\\vspace{1em}193 TPS}\\
- \visible<5->{
+ \visible<3->{PayPal\\\vspace{1em}193 TPS}\\
+ \visible<4->{
\vspace{2em}
\includegraphics[width=0.2\linewidth]{privacy}
}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{0.32\textwidth}
\centering
- \visible<6->{Visa\\\vspace{1em}1'667 TPS}\\
- \visible<7->{
+ \visible<5->{Visa\\\vspace{1em}1'667 TPS}\\
+ \visible<6->{
\vspace{2em}
\includegraphics[width=0.2\textwidth]{privacy}
}
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ Ongoing work for the next release:
\begin{itemize}
\item Taler replicates physical cash rather than bank deposits
\item Taler has unique design principles and regulatory features that align with CBDC
- requirements
+ requirements\footnote{Modulo those from central banks that want ``complete control''.}
\item ECB survey has identified privacy as a primary requirement of end users
\end{itemize}
But privacy is {\bf not} what any of them are implementing today!
@@ -673,7 +672,7 @@ We recommend a tiered approach:
\begin{frame}{What's next?}
What Taler {\bf developer} community will try to do:
\begin{enumerate}
- \item Work out kinks in the GNU Taler implementation. (Help appreciated!)
+ \item Work out kinks in the GNU Taler implementation. (Help and funding appreciated!)
\item Deploy GNU Taler in Switzerland or Lichtenstein as a commercial payment system.
\item Integrate GNU Taler wherever possible. (Help required!)
\end{enumerate}
diff --git a/presentations/2022-netpol/taler-logo-2021-inkscape.pdf b/presentations/2022-netpol/taler-logo-2021-inkscape.pdf
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