We read the fine print. Field notes on surveillance finance, censorship, and the exits.
- What does your bank know about you?8 questions. An honest inventory of the diary your bank keeps.→
- The Fine-Print ExplainerPaste any ToS clause → plain English, with the user-hostile parts flagged.→
Your Bank & You
- What Does Your Bank Know About You?Your transaction history records location, health, politics and relationships. What is in the file, who receives it, and what you can actually do.→
- Can Your Bank Freeze Your Account? Yes, and Here Is How It HappensWhat triggers a freeze, why nobody will explain it, how long it lasts, and the practical steps that recover access fastest.→
- Do Banks Sell or Share Your Data?The difference between selling and sharing, where transaction data actually travels, and the opt outs that exist in each jurisdiction.→
Glossary
- Debanking, ExplainedWhen a bank closes or freezes your account because of who you are or what you lawfully do.→
- Pseudonymity, ExplainedParticipating under a persistent identity that is not tied to your legal name.→
- Self-Custody, ExplainedYou hold the keys. Nobody else can move or freeze your funds, including you if you lose them.→
- CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency), ExplainedState-issued digital money, recorded by the issuer and programmable by design.→
- End-to-End Encryption (E2E), ExplainedOnly the sender and recipient can read the message, including against the platform itself.→
- Data Minimisation, ExplainedCollect only what is operationally necessary. Data never collected cannot leak.→
- The Specter Glossary: Surveillance Finance, TranslatedDebanking, pseudonymity, self-custody, CBDCs, encryption and data minimisation. The vocabulary of financial surveillance in plain English.→