Concerns about CBDCs as government surveillance tools went from fringe to mainstream policy. Congress introduced the 'CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act' and in May 2024 passed legislation prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC without congressional approval. China's integration of social surveillance with its digital yuan validated privacy fears. The European Data Protection Supervisor flagged CBDCs as a major privacy concern, and multiple countries paused CBDC development over surveillance risks.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) enable unprecedented financial surveillance, prompting congressional resistance
“Central bank digital currencies will be used to track, control, and restrict how citizens spend their money — programmable money is a surveillance tool.”
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“A digital dollar would be designed with robust privacy protections. A CBDC would not be a surveillance tool.”
— Federal Reserve / ECB officials · Jan 2022
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“A digital dollar would be designed with robust privacy protections. A CBDC would not be a surveillance tool.”
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