Thanks for the review! This sounds like very good news! I may register to it over the weekend if I find a moment.
In the meantime, I have a couple of questions:
- Is it only crypto-to-crypto? Or does it allow for buying crypto with fiat too?
- Does it allow authentication through anything else than Google Authenticator?
Google is one of the most infamous perpetrators of both state-sponsored and privately paid mass surveillance (as reported both by mainstream and alternative media of all sorts of inclinations), so having their app know that you're connecting to that website could (eventually) undermine the benefit of not having a KYC, anonimity-wise.
And well; beyond that, I do not know which permissions the Authenticator app requires, but one could consider that installing an app from Google into your device is a violation of privacy in and of itself. Especially if it requires Google Play Services to be installed as well (not sure if it does).
Of course, this could be bypassed by using an Android emulator and a VPN, but I guess that would make exchanges a bit more cumbersome.
Wow! I was mostly referring to Google just linking you (via your device, IP, etc.) to the exchange, or tracking your activity on it depending on what OS/apps/"features" you have, but if the app actually provides a permanent additional key which is stored in their servers, then it could be even worse, depending on how powerful that key is by itself.
Glad to know that there are alternatives for authentication. I guess it will take a bit longer to get stuff checked before I start using them.
Not accepting fiat is definitely a minus, but probably the safest way for them to avoid KYC, and I suppose that there are several ways to get USDT (or any other) in the first place.
A notifications bot on Telegram sounds great. I am looking forward to checking them out! And yeah, whenever I try them out, I'll probably ask them about the Google stuff if I remember
Thanks for the review! This sounds like very good news! I may register to it over the weekend if I find a moment.
In the meantime, I have a couple of questions:
- Is it only crypto-to-crypto? Or does it allow for buying crypto with fiat too?
- Does it allow authentication through anything else than Google Authenticator?
Google is one of the most infamous perpetrators of both state-sponsored and privately paid mass surveillance (as reported both by mainstream and alternative media of all sorts of inclinations), so having their app know that you're connecting to that website could (eventually) undermine the benefit of not having a KYC, anonimity-wise.
And well; beyond that, I do not know which permissions the Authenticator app requires, but one could consider that installing an app from Google into your device is a violation of privacy in and of itself. Especially if it requires Google Play Services to be installed as well (not sure if it does).
Of course, this could be bypassed by using an Android emulator and a VPN, but I guess that would make exchanges a bit more cumbersome.
Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation!
Wow! I was mostly referring to Google just linking you (via your device, IP, etc.) to the exchange, or tracking your activity on it depending on what OS/apps/"features" you have, but if the app actually provides a permanent additional key which is stored in their servers, then it could be even worse, depending on how powerful that key is by itself.
Glad to know that there are alternatives for authentication. I guess it will take a bit longer to get stuff checked before I start using them.
Not accepting fiat is definitely a minus, but probably the safest way for them to avoid KYC, and I suppose that there are several ways to get USDT (or any other) in the first place.
A notifications bot on Telegram sounds great. I am looking forward to checking them out! And yeah, whenever I try them out, I'll probably ask them about the Google stuff if I remember