Coinbase requires you to provide highly sensitive personal information including your full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, government-issued photo ID, and financial account details as a mandatory condition of using the platform.
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The collection scope establishes the data foundation necessary for Coinbase to fulfill regulatory compliance obligations under financial services laws. The breadth of data categories—including government-issued identification, financial account numbers, and tax identification—enables the verification procedures required by law for cryptocurrency exchange operations.
If Coinbase suffers a data breach, your government ID, SSN, and financial information are at risk; these data categories cannot be changed like a password and can enable identity theft for years.
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"We collect the following personal information and documentation: Basic Customer Information (Name, Address, Date of birth, Nationality, Country of residence, Gender, Phone number, Email Address); Supplemental Identification Information (Utility bills, Photographs and/or videos, Government-issued identity document, Social security or social insurance number, Employment information, Proof of residency); Electronic Identification ('EIDV') Information; Financial Information (Bank account number, Payment card primary account number, Trading and investment experience, Tax identification number).— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Collection of government-issued ID, SSN, and financial account data is mandated under Bank Secrecy Act Customer Identification Program rules (31 CFR §1020.220), FinCEN KYC requirements (31 CFR §1010.230), and OFAC sanctions screening obligations (31 CFR Parts 500–598). Processing of this data under GDPR requires a legal basis under Art. 6(1)(c) (legal obligation) and potentially Art. 9 for biometric data, subject to Art. 9(2)(g) exceptions. The FTC has enforcement authority over deceptive data security practices (FTC Act §5).
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The collection scope establishes the data foundation necessary for Coinbase to fulfill regulatory compliance obligations under financial services laws. The breadth of data categories—including government-issued identification, financial account numbers, and tax identification—enables the verification procedures required by law for cryptocurrency exchange operations.
If Coinbase suffers a data breach, your government ID, SSN, and financial information are at risk; these data categories cannot be changed like a password and can enable identity theft for years.
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