# Lightning node and privacy

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-node-and-privacy/9722>\
**Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-node-and-privacy/9722 "2022-10-05T07:00:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![marlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@marlo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/marlo)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lightning-node-and-privacy/9722/1 "2022-10-05T07:00:11Z")

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Hi,  
This might seem extreme but I opened a LN channel with some UTXOs that are KYCed. I wanted to keep my LN node as private as possible. I’m also a beginner 🙂  
I was thinking of deleting my node and starting again. Is this a good idea and is it possible?  
Also, I am still confused about LN liquidity. I can’t seem to send all the funds I have in a channel / on my node. I vaguely understand this is to do with inbound or outbound liquidity. How do I solve this issue?  
Thanks for you help 🙂 🙏