From cf15aaae1817c0e2f2c8230e120489b790f138c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Burdges Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 17:57:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] FIXMEs on 3.2 being long winded --- doc/paper/taler.tex | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/paper/taler.tex b/doc/paper/taler.tex index 4fad0f4a3..65d40f9ef 100644 --- a/doc/paper/taler.tex +++ b/doc/paper/taler.tex @@ -399,11 +399,15 @@ who is performing the authentication to authorize the withdrawal. Preventing the owner of the reserve from deliberately authorizing someone else to withdraw electronic coins would require extreme measures, including preventing them from communicating with anyone but -the exchange terminal during withdrawal. As such measures would be +the exchange terminal during withdrawal. +% FIXME: Oddly phrased: + As such measures would be totally impractical for a minor loophole, we are not concerned with enabling the state to strongly identify the recipient of coins from a withdrawal operation. +% FIXME: Seems to kinda duplicate the previous paragraph, albeit doing +% a better job. We view ownership of a coin's private key as a ``capability'' to spend the funds. A taxable transaction occurs when a merchant entity gains control over the funds while at the same time a customer entity looses