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Facebook's new cryptocurrency initiative will keep personal data and financial data separate, says co-creator

The co-creator of Libra, Facebook's new cryptocurrency, has said that the user's financial data will be kept separate from their personal data. Facebook is also launching their own cryptocurrency wallet and has said that they intend to monetize the wallet via advertising, not the sale of data. French and German regulators have expressed concerns regarding the new currency.

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Tue Nov 12 - ComputerWorld

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