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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:08:50 -0800
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Yes.  You can certainly add additional inputs and outputs -- and as such
you can increase privacy and defrag your wallet at the same time.


On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Wladimir <laanwj@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Isidor Zeuner
> <cryptocurrencies@quidecco.de> wrote:
>
> > A possible approach to handle this issue would be to add a randomized
> > offset amount to the payment amount. This offset amount can be small
> > in comparison to the payment amount.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> Adding/subtracting a randomized offset amount is one way, but there
> have also been more sophisticated ideas to obfuscate the amount, e.g.
> by adding multiple change outputs or even distributing over multiple
> transactions (potentially coinjoined for further privacy).
>
> Mike Hearn had some ideas regarding obfuscation of payment amounts,
> which still make sense, and he wrote about them here:
> https://medium.com/@octskyward/merge-avoidance-7f95a386692f
>
> Wladimir
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes.=C2=A0 You can certainly add additional inputs and out=
puts -- and as such you can increase privacy and defrag your wallet at the =
same time.<div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Wladimir <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:laanwj@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">laanwj@gmail.com</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On W=
ed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Isidor Zeuner<br>
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cryptocurrencies@quidecco.de">cryptocurrencies@quidec=
co.de</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; A possible approach to handle this issue would be to add a randomized<=
br>
&gt; offset amount to the payment amount. This offset amount can be small<b=
r>
&gt; in comparison to the payment amount.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Any thoughts?<br>
<br>
</span>Adding/subtracting a randomized offset amount is one way, but there<=
br>
have also been more sophisticated ideas to obfuscate the amount, e.g.<br>
by adding multiple change outputs or even distributing over multiple<br>
transactions (potentially coinjoined for further privacy).<br>
<br>
Mike Hearn had some ideas regarding obfuscation of payment amounts,<br>
which still make sense, and he wrote about them here:<br>
<a href=3D"https://medium.com/@octskyward/merge-avoidance-7f95a386692f" tar=
get=3D"_blank">https://medium.com/@octskyward/merge-avoidance-7f95a386692f<=
/a><br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Wladimir<br>
</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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