Quote from: thecrackhead on October 02, 2012, 10:17 amQuote from: pine on October 02, 2012, 09:50 amWhat the fuck is this? For the record, this is a horrible idea. If LE would start going after every single individual that buys BTC I think they will eventually run out of funds and just cancel the Police.If you want to volunteer to be cannon fodder in the upcoming LE operations against SR, be my guest, it's a free country. I ain't going to tell you what to do.I don't care if B$ is legal or not, that is such a crock of shit. It misunderstands the difference between intelligence gathering and evidence gathering. It is not a coincidence that posters with single/double digit post counts come out with these ideas. Once you lose your anonymity you never get it get again. Because the banks will share all their information with LE the minute it's asked for. No legal request will be made, they will just hand it straight over. If you think your bank is going to defend your privacy you've completely lost it. That is not how this works. It has never worked that way. They need proof of fuck all in order to obtain your records and analyze them. It doesn't matter what the law says (though what I've described isn't remotely illegal). You should all be aware that in general intelligence is commonly by LE agents used to gather leads and then results are retroactively established as credible by using non existent confidential informants. 2 factor Bitcoin Anonymity is the way to go, using OTC ideally. At least put your bitcoins through a mixer if you use this method and use a different address to the one you gave your bank.Avoid the major exchanges, use OTC instead. Any exchanges domiciled outside of the US, UK, Australia et al could potentially also be good sources for a small while (e.g. BitStamp in Slovenia). You have sites like local bitcoin, bitcoin-otc and trade bitcoin. It's not really any more expensive and it's much more anonymous. You have to have your wits about you to avoid being scammed, but it's still worth it.Or you can just use this service and give:A: your real life address with which you're receiving packages of illegal drugs.B: your real time location because they have your mobile number.Sooner or later bitcoin will be criminalized and then you'll have to implement the strategies I've described or you won't get any product.Why people think they have to obtain bitcoins within their own country I cannot comprehend. I am seriously struggling to be polite here. Call me arrogant, I don't give a fuck. I've given solutions to the problem and explained what's wrong with this idea. You've given the bank your mobile number and your bank account. They know your identity. Your identity is associated with the purchase of bitcoins. Now you will be under suspicion for buying illegal contraband, so it is as simple as picking up the phone at the end of each day and giving a list to the postal inspectors of red flagged addresses to thoroughly search arriving packages for. Just 3 people need to cooperate to whack you. The LE agent, the bank manager and the postal inspector. This is how it seems to me. It seems to me you're going to drastic lengths to go and fuck yourself. I cannot be any more clear than that. There is no way it's easier use this method anonymously than using OTC.