Odaily Planet Daily News Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England (BOE), said in a speech that the CBDC public consultation received 50,000 letters, with key concerns focusing on privacy, programmability and cash reduction. Cunliffe said users of the digital pound would have the same level of privacy when making electronic payments as they enjoy today, with the BOE not seeing people's data. Respondents were concerned that the central bank would make the digital pound programmable and limit its functionality – this is not going to happen. (CBDC)