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| 1 | {% extends "common/base.j2" %} | ||
| 2 | {% block body_content %} | ||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | <div class="jumbotron"> | ||
| 5 | <div class="container text-center"> | ||
| 6 | <h1>{{ _("Advantages for Governments") }}</h1> | ||
| 7 | <p> | ||
| 8 | {% trans %} | ||
| 9 | Taler provides accountability to ensure business operate | ||
| 10 | legally, while also respecting civil liberties of | ||
| 11 | citizens. Taler is a payment system based on | ||
| 12 | open standards and free software. Taler needs | ||
| 13 | governments as they set a financial framework and act as | ||
| 14 | trusted regulators. Taler contributes to digital | ||
| 15 | sovereignty in the critical financial infrastructure. | ||
| 16 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 17 | </p> | ||
| 18 | </div> | ||
| 19 | </div> | ||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | <!-- Example row of columns --> | ||
| 22 | <div class="container adorn_h3_bracket"> | ||
| 23 | <div class="row"> | ||
| 24 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 25 | <h3>{{ _("Taxable") }}</h3> | ||
| 26 | |||
| 27 | <p> | ||
| 28 | {% trans %} | ||
| 29 | Taler was built with the goal of fighting corruption and | ||
| 30 | supporting taxation. With Taler, the receiver of any | ||
| 31 | form of payment is easily identified by the government, | ||
| 32 | and the merchant can be compelled to provide the contract | ||
| 33 | that was accepted by the customer. Governments can use | ||
| 34 | this data to tax businesses and individuals based on | ||
| 35 | their income, making tax evasion and black markets less | ||
| 36 | viable. | ||
| 37 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 38 | </p> | ||
| 39 | |||
| 40 | <p> | ||
| 41 | {% trans %} | ||
| 42 | Thus, despite offering anonymity for citizens spending | ||
| 43 | digital cash to buy goods and services, Taler also | ||
| 44 | ensures that the state can observe incoming funds. This | ||
| 45 | can be used to ensure businesses engage only in legal | ||
| 46 | activities, and do not evade income tax, sales tax or | ||
| 47 | value-added tax. However, this observational capability | ||
| 48 | does not extend to the immediate personal domain. In | ||
| 49 | particular, monitoring does not cover shared access to | ||
| 50 | funds with trusted friends and family, or synchronizing | ||
| 51 | wallets across multiple devices. | ||
| 52 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 53 | </p> | ||
| 54 | |||
| 55 | </p> | ||
| 56 | </div> | ||
| 57 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 58 | <h3>{{ _("Secure") }}</h3> | ||
| 59 | |||
| 60 | <p> | ||
| 61 | {% trans %} | ||
| 62 | Taler's payments are cryptographically secured. Thus, | ||
| 63 | customers, merchants and the Taler payment service provider | ||
| 64 | (the exchange) can mathematically | ||
| 65 | demonstrate their lawful behavior in court in case of | ||
| 66 | disputes. Financial damages are strictly limited, | ||
| 67 | improving economic security for individuals, merchants, | ||
| 68 | the exchange and the state. | ||
| 69 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 70 | </p> | ||
| 71 | |||
| 72 | <p> | ||
| 73 | {% trans %} | ||
| 74 | As a payment service provider, the Taler exchange is | ||
| 75 | subject to financial regulation. Financial regulation and | ||
| 76 | regular audits are critical to establish trust. In | ||
| 77 | particular, the Taler design mandates the existence of an | ||
| 78 | independent auditor who checks cryptographic proofs that | ||
| 79 | accumulate at the exchange to ensure that the escrow | ||
| 80 | account is managed honestly. This ensures that the | ||
| 81 | exchange does not threaten the economy due to fraud. | ||
| 82 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 83 | </p> | ||
| 84 | </div> | ||
| 85 | </div> | ||
| 86 | <div class="row"> | ||
| 87 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 88 | <h3>{{ _("Libre") }}</h3> | ||
| 89 | |||
| 90 | <p> | ||
| 91 | {% trans %} | ||
| 92 | Taler is free software implementing an open protocol | ||
| 93 | standard. Thus, Taler will enable competition and avoid | ||
| 94 | the monopolization of payment systems that threatens | ||
| 95 | global political and financial stability today. | ||
| 96 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 97 | </p> | ||
| 98 | |||
| 99 | </div> | ||
| 100 | <div class="col-lg-6"> | ||
| 101 | <h3>{{ _("Efficient") }}</h3> | ||
| 102 | |||
| 103 | <p> | ||
| 104 | {% trans %} | ||
| 105 | Taler has an efficient design. Unlike | ||
| 106 | Blockchain-based payment systems, such as Bitcoin, | ||
| 107 | Taler will not threaten the availability of | ||
| 108 | national electric grids or (significantly) | ||
| 109 | contribute to environmental pollution. | ||
| 110 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 111 | </p> | ||
| 112 | </div> | ||
| 113 | </div> | ||
| 114 | </div> | ||
| 115 | |||
| 116 | |||
| 117 | |||
| 118 | <div class="container-fluid c_acronym"> | ||
| 119 | <div class="container"> | ||
| 120 | <h2 id="documentation">{{ _("Taler and regulation") }}</h2> | ||
| 121 | <dl> | ||
| 122 | <dt>{{ _("Anti money laundering (AML)")}}</dt> | ||
| 123 | <dd>{{ _("With Taler, income is visible and can be tied to the contract signed by both parties.") }}</li> | ||
| 124 | <dt>{{ _("Know your customer (KYC)")}}</dt> | ||
| 125 | <dd>{{ _("In Taler, payer and payee are known by their bank accounts when withdrawing or depositing coins respectively") }}</dd> | ||
| 126 | <dt>{{ _("General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)")}}</dt> | ||
| 127 | <dd>{{ _("Taler cryptographically protects citizen's privacy, and by design implements data minimization and privacy by default.") }}</dd> | ||
| 128 | <dt>{{ _("Payment Services Directive (PSD2)")}}</dt> | ||
| 129 | <dd>{{ _("Taler provides an open standard with public APIs contributing to a competitive banking sector.") }}</dt> | ||
| 130 | </dl> | ||
| 131 | </div> | ||
| 132 | </div> | ||
| 133 | |||
| 134 | |||
| 135 | <div class="container"> | ||
| 136 | <div class="col-lg-12"> | ||
| 137 | <h2 id="overview">{{ _("Taler provides privacy and accountability") }}</h2> | ||
| 138 | |||
| 139 | <p> | ||
| 140 | {% trans %} | ||
| 141 | Taler assumes governments can observe traditional wire transfers | ||
| 142 | entering and leaving the Taler payment system. Starting with the | ||
| 143 | wire transfers, governments can obtain: | ||
| 144 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 145 | <ul> | ||
| 146 | |||
| 147 | <li> | ||
| 148 | {% trans %} | ||
| 149 | The total amount of digital currency withdrawn by a | ||
| 150 | customer. The government can impose limits on how much | ||
| 151 | digital cash a customer can withdraw within a | ||
| 152 | given time frame. | ||
| 153 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 154 | </li> | ||
| 155 | |||
| 156 | <li> | ||
| 157 | {% trans %} | ||
| 158 | The income received by any merchant via the Taler | ||
| 159 | system. | ||
| 160 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 161 | </li> | ||
| 162 | |||
| 163 | <li> | ||
| 164 | {% trans %} | ||
| 165 | |||
| 166 | The exact details of the underlying contract that was | ||
| 167 | signed between customer and merchant. However, this | ||
| 168 | information would typically not include the identity | ||
| 169 | of the customer. | ||
| 170 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 171 | </li> | ||
| 172 | |||
| 173 | <li> | ||
| 174 | {% trans %} | ||
| 175 | The amounts of digital coins legitimately withdrawn | ||
| 176 | by customers from the exchange, the value of | ||
| 177 | non-redeemed digital coins in customer's wallets, the | ||
| 178 | value and corresponding wire details of deposit | ||
| 179 | operations performed by merchants with the exchange, | ||
| 180 | and the income of the exchange from transaction fees. | ||
| 181 | {% endtrans %} | ||
| 182 | </li> | ||
| 183 | </ul> | ||
| 184 | </p> | ||
| 185 | </div> | ||
| 186 | </div> | ||
| 187 | |||
| 188 | {% endblock body_content %} | ||