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Originally posted by Aazadan
There's another issue here that everyone is missing. The guy arrested was in Ireland and not a US citizen. It was the FBI that arrested him.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by zeeon
I have a question and it's a sincere one.
Isn't the whole concept of anonymity just about blown to pieces once you've made payment for the VPN? I imagine we're not talking about meeting someone face to face in a dark alley somewhere to hand over untraceable cash, right? So, how isn't it signing your name at the VPN stage by the payment process?
As recent cases have shown? The USG can and will raid operations just about anywhere in the world on things like this. Europe..Asia.. doesn't seem to matter or give people running large P2P or other services any security for their own side of it.
Point being..the VPN wouldn't have to willingly compromise anyone. They just need the shock and awe of a tactical team kicking their doors and seizing everything related to a computer in sight...don't they?
Originally posted by Xaphan
I was considering buying prescription painkillers from the 'silk road' website on Tor last winter. Boy am I glad I didn't LOL.
he only wanted kerosine or gasoline so he could heat his house or run his generator.
"Currency" is only worth something if someone values it. In an emergency, water, canned goods, bullets, gasoline are all worth way more than any fiat currency.
Originally posted by DYepes
he only wanted kerosine or gasoline so he could heat his house or run his generator.
"Currency" is only worth something if someone values it. In an emergency, water, canned goods, bullets, gasoline are all worth way more than any fiat currency.
See there you go making my point for me. I don't see you listed bitcoin in that scenario at all did you? while it is true some people may not accept cash, others will. I am not in favor of paper money, but the fact it exists in a physical state not virtual and can be used without power makes it more stable by default. In fact the only real common purpose I see for the use of bitcoin is to be redeemed for items of questionable legality on these black market underground sites people have been referring to.
edit on 8/6/2013 by DYepes because: (no reason given)