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by phendrenad2 858 days ago
> KYC is being used by many businesses as a convenient gatekeeping tool. A perfect excuse based on a "legal" procedure they are obliged to.

This. Right here. KYC is prone to abuse for censorship, and does anyone believe that it isn't already? Does anyone believe that KYC scores aren't going to eventually be linked to credit scores, ESG scores, perhaps social credit scores someday?