Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not be able to link individuals to transactions, though the banks handling them still could.

Piero Cipollone, a board member of the European Central Bank, stated that the digital euro will provide a 'maximum level of privacy' by ensuring that the Eurosystem cannot link individuals to transactions, although the banks processing these transactions may still have that capability.

Digital Euro Will Offer 'Maximum Level of Privacy,' ECB Board Member Says

Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.

Central bank officials assert that the Eurosystem will be designed to ensure that users' purchases cannot be linked to their identities, promoting a 'maximum level of privacy' for the digital euro. However, civil society groups express skepticism regarding these claims.

ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears

أكد بييرو تشيبولوني، عضو مجلس إدارة البنك المركزي الأوروبي، أن اليورو الرقمي سيضمن 'أقصى درجات الخصوصية' من خلال منع النظام الأوروبي من ربط الأفراد بالمعاملات. ومع ذلك، لا تزال هناك مخاوف حيث قد تتمكن البنوك التي تعالج هذه المعاملات من القيام بذلك، مما يؤدي إلى تشكك من قبل مجموعات المجتمع المدني.

Piero Cipollone, miembro de la Junta del BCE, enfatizó que el euro digital garantizará un 'máximo nivel de privacidad' al evitar que el Eurosystem vincule a las personas con transacciones. Sin embargo, persisten preocupaciones, ya que los bancos que procesan estas transacciones aún pueden tener esa capacidad, lo que genera escepticismo entre los grupos de la sociedad civil.

Piero Cipollone, membre du conseil de la BCE, a souligné que l'euro numérique garantira un 'maximum de confidentialité' en empêchant le système européen de lier des individus à des transactions. Cependant, des préoccupations demeurent, car les banques traitant ces transactions peuvent encore avoir cette capacité, suscitant le scepticisme des groupes de la société civile.

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