or not.
Bro, truly, this is a consideration, but people are taking it too far. Think of it, since you've been growing up till today, how many places have you dropped your personal details and contact details? Have they harmed you till today? This is peculiar to those who overemphasise the danger in completing the KYC, it is not so bad and dangerous. Most of these guys are not even worth $2500, is that what they are coming to your house to rob you for? And if it is online, is the person childish to the point of clicking the unfamiliar links, sending OTP/2FA code to strangers or even entertaining a conversation with a stranger, especially when money is related? If the person did that, then it is his fault and not the fault of the KYC.
I'm just saying that in the worst-case scenario, we should not believe that KYC is a cause of imminent danger or privacy infringement. The data leak we are even talking about is in degree, and if they do not know you to warrant a direct threat, the major thing they need is your email and phone number, they do not have any business at your house. And if you are careful enough on your path, all their online efforts will still be to nothing. Some people will not stop making me laugh here, imagine, someone who has only $2500 as the maximum amount in an international casino that is many miles away from his country still afraid of data leaks and personal threats. Will they (perpetrators) fly from their country down to you just because of your peanut? People often take this too far despite completing KYC with banks and many other formal and informal establishments (brokerages, hotels, hospitals etc.).
Believe it or not, this is the first time I have read here on the forum from a long-standing member about this lenient treatment of private data and the extent of its impact on the concept of “privacy” in general.
We must always differentiate between the private information that we share with banks and well-known service institutions (banks, insurance companies...), and sharing that same data with companies on the Internet, especially those that do not have a clear headquarters, that is, they operate without according to proven legal licenses.
In the first case, your data is kept confidential in accordance with laws that the institution adheres to and declares this as part of the procedures for obtaining a license from the country granting approval for the activity. Any defect in the use of this data could expose the organization to unfair punitive measures that may lead to the payment of compensation in huge amounts or even the cessation of activity completely.
In the second case, the risk increases because the online company can use that data in different ways that are not compatible with the principle of “preserving personal data,” especially since users may never realize that. In addition, the servers of these sites are constantly vulnerable to hacking, and there are no sufficient guarantees about the absolute safety of their systems. There are many cases of hacking or scam projects, and with a simple search it is possible to review many examples of disasters that users have been exposed to as a result of their data being stolen or even sold on the black market.