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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: A question about AML KYC
by
Mttewndew
on 12/03/2020, 15:14:42 UTC

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or simply register with any email, but knowing that you might be one of the 0.1% and might be asked to confirm your identity (as it is now with Changelly)?

This ^ is interesting
 I wonder how they determine who should do the kyc. Who knows the amount of data at their disposal. I will be a bit careful with this.

I honestly prefer a Crypto-friendly kyc model. No one should see or have access to my sensitive information. This is to avoid misuse and it getting hacked. I think the community should probably decide on what model is safe for them if using kyc becomes necessary

As far as I know, they often refer to their KYC/AML policy, which describes the cases when a transaction may seem suspicious. Still not ok for me as an adherent of anonymity, but the chances are quite low, so... I just remember me pissing off at Shapeshift who asked for my id even before I looked closer at their service. Binance goes to the same list.
My point is - I can understand the reasons why people on the forum may not trust Changelly and other services who may require your id in some cases, but I see no value in getting small amount of random people's personal data. If companies like changelly would be selling user's data, they'd make the whole KYC procedure obligatory.