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Uncontrolled use of deanonymizing technologies, such as blockchain forensics and darknet monitoring tools can threaten long-term security and safety of digital ecosystems.
We need to start paying attention to the scientific evidence of their long-term effectiveness instead of anecdotal claims of their ability to solve today’s KYC/AML and law enforcement problems.
One way to approach this problem is to rely on scientifically proven methods of malicious agent controls, heavily inspired by modern pest management techniques.