Divij Pandya

Found the 🦓, but couldn't find any of the shielded 🦓🦓🦓 😉. Best part is @mert's barbershop 😂.

As I'm prepping for a marathon of Hill meetings this coming week and next, a few thoughts come to mind:
- People use VPNs because they don't want to be tracked by their ISPs, bad actors, or government agencies
- People use iMessage, Signal, Whatsapp, and other encrypted messaging because they don't want their messages read by app providers, bad actors, or government agencies
- People close their curtains because they don't want others looking into their homes

So why are we so okay with handing over our financial information to institutions that can get hacked, be forced to disclose our records, or share information with government agencies without a warrant or subpoena?

I understand most people just aren't aware of all the ways they're leaking their information (ironically, as I write this on a social media platform of all places), but we really need to do more to flip the surveillance paradigm.

Financial privacy needs to be the default instead of the exception.

Ngl, this actually made me lol.

@_TomHoward I've been blocked by @mindsfiction, so I can't actually respond to your criticism in that thread. Happy to discuss how pushing back against hateful, vitriolic speech is somehow a bad thing. But let's get one thing straight here--I'm not letting you bully me or anyone else into apologizing for standing up for what's right or trying to help others. Keep in mind that @mindsfiction is the one that's repeatedly crossed the line, and all I've really done is challenge the FUD he/she is spreading. And, as easy as it is to resort to childish behavior on this platform, every one of my responses has been civil. Can you say the same for them?

I thought it was pretty clear, but I'm happy to state it for the record: disagreeing with ZCG decisions, how the current ZIP functions, and the grant application process are all fair game. That's part of the governance process...

But that's not what's happening here and you know it. I've been appalled and disgusted by @mindsfiction's and others' relentless attacks against Paul, someone who deeply cares about growing the Zcash ecosystem. It's abhorrent and reprehensible to see the ragebaiting and attacks against ZECsy, a grant recipient whose leadership consists primarily of trans people and who are trying to educate debanked people about Zcash.

If you have genuine critiques or concerns about PGPZ's publications or advocacy--promoting financial privacy, defending developers, tax policy that makes sense for miners and users, and pushing back against overreach in the form of AML/KYC regulations--I'm happy to have that discussion.

In fact, how about this...why don't we do a Zoom webinar that's open to the ecosystem, where anyone can watch, and participate. Would love to hear you articulate any arguments that call into question PGPZ's advocacy out in the open.

Hacks and breaches have been on the rise, but I'll admit I didn't have this one on my bingo card. We really need to rethink data minimization and how we protect financial privacy.

This is huge not only because of the individuals and companies that work with Chainalysis but also because they partner with the U.S. government, among others.