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==Privacy==

In 2018, the introduction of the GDPR in Europe forced PayPal to disclose a list of third party companies they share user data with. The list includes over 600 different companies, from fraud prevention to analytics, tracking and advertising companies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 July 2025 |title=List of Third Parties with Whom Personal Information May be Shared |url=https://www.paypal.com/ie/legalhub/paypal/third-parties-list |website=PayPal}}</ref>

~~==Alternatives==~~

~~Unfortunately, no truly privacy friendly digital payment systems are in wide-spread use as of March 2025.~~

The [https://www.taler.net/ GNU Taler] project is a very promising recent option that allows for completely anonymous digital purchases while still relying on common currencies and preventing money laundering and tax fraud, all with minimal to no transaction fees. It is currently available in Switzerland with Germany scheduled to follow later in 2025.

Of the more universally available commercial payment methods, [https://apple.com/apple-pay Apple Pay] is among the most private, but requires the user to own an Apple device and to trust Apple Inc not to collect more data than they disclose.

==General References:==

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 ==Privacy==
 In 2018, the introduction of the GDPR in Europe forced PayPal to disclose a list of third party companies they share user data with. The list includes over 600 different companies, from fraud prevention to analytics, tracking and advertising companies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 July 2025 |title=List of Third Parties with Whom Personal Information May be Shared |url=https://www.paypal.com/ie/legalhub/paypal/third-parties-list |website=PayPal}}</ref>
-==Alternatives==
-Unfortunately, no truly privacy friendly digital payment systems are in wide-spread use as of March 2025.
-The [https://www.taler.net/ GNU Taler] project is a very promising recent option that allows for completely anonymous digital purchases while still relying on common currencies and preventing money laundering and tax fraud, all with minimal to no transaction fees. It is currently available in Switzerland with Germany scheduled to follow later in 2025.
-Of the more universally available commercial payment methods, [https://apple.com/apple-pay Apple Pay] is among the most private, but requires the user to own an Apple device and to trust Apple Inc not to collect more data than they disclose.
 ==General References:==
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