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attached with some details about what the payment was made for (but not the identity of the customer). Thus, governments can use this
data to tax buisnesses and individuals based on their income, making tax evasion and
black markets less viable.") }}</p>
- </div>
- <div class="col-lg-6">
+ <p>{{ _("Thus, while one of the key goals of Taler is to provide anonymity for
+ citizens spending digital cash to buy goods and services, we also ensure that the state can
+ observe incoming transactions to ensure businesses engage only in
+ legal activities, and do not evade taxes (such as income tax,
+ sales tax or value-added tax). However, this observational capability does not
+ extend to the immediate personal domain. In particular, sharing access to funds
+ within a family or copying coins between multiple devices is not subject to
+ monitoring.") }}</p>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="col-lg-6">
<h2>{{ _("Secure") }}</h2>
<p>{{ _("Taler's payments are cryptographically secured. Thus, customers, merchants and