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# Financial Privacy in a Digital Era 

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Date and Time 

April 21, 2022 1 - 2 PM EDT 

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##### Featuring 

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Marta Belcher 

President and Chair, Filecoin Foundation

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Paul Belonick 

Assistant Professor of Practice, University of California Hastings College of Law

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Michael Mosier 

Co-Founder, Arktouros PLLC

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[Jennifer J. Schulp](/people/jennifer-j-schulp)

Former Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

The digitalization of financial services has made banking and trading more convenient than ever. But laws that were written before the digital era now collect untold amounts of consumer data to which the government has easy—and often unfettered—access. Recent legislative attempts have sought to expand that access even more. Does financial convenience have to come at the cost of financial privacy? Can cryptocurrency provide better privacy protection? Is it time to rethink how financial privacy is treated in a digital era? Join us for an outstanding virtual program featuring Marta Belcher, Paul Belonick, Michael Mosier, and Jennifer Schulp to discuss financial privacy in the digital era.

## Additional Resources

- [Revising the Bank Secrecy Act to Protect Privacy and Deter Criminals](https://www.alt-m.org/2022/04/14/revising-the-bank-secrecy-act-to-protect-privacy-and-deter-criminals-cmfa-working-paper-no-007/) , Norbert Michel and Jennifer Schulp
- [Why Don’t Americans Have Stronger Financial Privacy Rights?](https://www.cato.org/blog/why-dont-americans-have-stronger-financial-privacy-rights), Nicholas Anthony
- [The U.S. Should Disavow CBDCs and Set the Standard for Protecting Financial Privacy](https://www.cato.org/commentary/us-should-disavow-cbdcs-set-standard-protecting-financial-privacy), Norbert Michel

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