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While governments are pressuring custody companies to require KYC from their customers, we don't know how companies handle this data, who has access, or what contingency plans they have in case of attacks like this...
I think we've gotten a pretty clear picture of how most companies treat their clients' data, and it could be described in two words - extremely irresponsible. The reason why this is so lies in two things - the first is that they just consider us numbers in their statistics, and the second is that they know very well that practically nothing will happen to them if all this data is leaked to the public.
At the moment I can only think of Bisq (No KYC) as an alternative, but it's challenging at the moment due to low liquidity and the spread can be more expensive than CEX and a slightly more challenging learning curve.
DEX is certainly a better choice than any centralized solution, but only for those who have no problem with their banks, and consequently their tax office, being aware of such transactions. In addition, I have already mentioned that the possibility that among traders on DEXs there are those who not only want to trade, but also those who collect data about those with whom they trade - whether they are malicious persons or covert secret agents.