Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1237071 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:38:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ua0-f169.google.com (mail-ua0-f169.google.com [209.85.217.169]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7C49A1B8 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:38:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ua0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 97so81450061uav.3 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:38:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Z/n2eFXCuHg3fRtEWK2jTWFQ2YTzVAza+Ro6mcs7ePM=; b=zNWojZeAMZc2CW+QI9MWt/M7skCiYFWTgzZCH2/QzUQ4n0H2bvOg6GGuot5ijpeRh8 Bw48aHPq08TbVSJRh5iBNQy7v5Zglzl26C4E1IlEBcSTBGZTxfXNKBwrUVd7M8HwkJf/ lLwpS6rV1ojzLQWITuXk+3DO2iVmxtRyUfXH0lbDSqcb9fOhrknDlo/rOgMD1e/O46Fy hBzUR43JE70w+M/DzFEcsZa+Pn7QB6QYU4RAtnfhQB+Am0y9h4aKEB0qqS6916KKAgnZ jF8C+wt2O4S9fMH2qiuJY6c3y8b15RwiiUuRTeamVXNXp6ppJIR4JBgKWSKkhYhYGkr6 3sMg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=Z/n2eFXCuHg3fRtEWK2jTWFQ2YTzVAza+Ro6mcs7ePM=; b=NueoZOynAPXrxO8kZGfxDTxMILxuOjRYkZ+iusjVWPUV86cJEF3bDEySI5WLBheat7 A06zaigkvXNXixOS6bnRMwN2rz6w5KLFQczi/Nv5ZTmTgk5niKRhSyWlzqNCtlA/vxeR fs3mj2zJyYDiZ5hkCF7Nltk3tFA0GJ2Ry8eqmxwhuMiFXTX7bZy+7vqEImead2bRuCjK qC1rLm1ZpkD/ansZo9K1jfNOzrb//YwYpUpdOQp+3ACJb24kR1/Le1ur0O7EukjA/WhH sMqd32VB2vjigUCYJA4IENTgboIBSdDxH+Pt+RTz/1T6NnOrc+Q7KMEXjuFOC6GE2Jwo KVFQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouttrK9Z8ijR/dSsbV2SKBp/FafffkrczkEwpWJJJ3xLtjldkkDLBHjOdSvzlA0Yx0o6dAA7zGwNUYMl6w== X-Received: by 10.31.193.215 with SMTP id r206mr2617446vkf.1.1470850707611; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:38:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.31.51.77 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:38:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Pieter Wuille Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:38:26 +0200 Message-ID: To: erik@q32.com, Erik Aronesty , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP Number Request: Addresses over Audio X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:38:30 -0000 On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Erik Aronesty via bitcoin-dev wrote: > By sending a public seed, there's no way for someone to use the transmitted > address and trace the total amount of payments to it. Worse. By revealing a public seed, anyone who has seen it (= anyone who ever pays you through it) can identity all payments to _any_ address derived from that seed. -- Pieter