[ajkdhcb2]

Privacy is much more difficult than people think - when it comes down to technical details, it is required for privacy to be default, otherwise it simply doesn't work. Even when every single transaction is mixed, and values are hidden, there are STILL not-insignificant risks. If it is not mandatory then it is just not good enough, even for people that are not doing high-risk things.

>Monero doesn't enable privacy by default, but its known as a privacy coin. The first means that people could be unaware of the extra steps they need to take to get privacy

That is erroneous.

[thomaszander]

> when it comes down to technical details, it is required for privacy to be default, otherwise it simply doesn't work.

Absolutely, we are in agreement.

The point I was making is that the coin itself, the base protocols, adding these privacy options makes it the difference between a generic payment protocol and one specifically made to evade the governments controls.

There being a way to do great privacy while leaving the coin itself to be a generic payment coin gives you the best of both worlds.

The point you make is still true, it is required for privacy to be default on. And this can be included in one wallet that people use for this purpose. Now its the choice of wallet that makes the privacy, not the choice of coin.