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"He added that users would be able to remain anonymous or pseudonymous, at their own discretion—including the ability to keep their digital wallets separate from their Facebook profiles."

Imperial march plays in background, dark patterns flood through every interface.

"Indeed, that’s why Calibra, the wallet software that will hold Libra Coins, was made a subsidiary of Facebook—“to ensure appropriate separation between social and financial data and to build and operate services on its behalf on top of the Libra network,” as the white paper explains."

Is this some cruel joke? 'See! We made it a subsidiary! Can't get more arms length than that!' Being a subsidiary generally means that Calibra will take and toe the dictates of Facebook. There is no separation here.

It honestly feels like this is a last chance to pull away from the enlightenment value killing death spiral that is surveillance capitalism.