Quote from: twistedheart on October 25, 2012, 08:30 pmI do empathise with goangod and dannymayhem and echo their frustrations. It seems that we're stymied at every turn here in the UK. As soon as I find one way of acquiring bitcoins there's a huge fucking drama and that method is no longer viable. To go OTC is yet another steep learning curve. I'd forgotten IRC even existed, not used it since the 90s so now I have to get to grips with that. The encryption thingy is another hurdle that I've yet to overcome. Gah! It's not fucking easy but I'll persevere out of sheer cussedness, although I have to admit that I feel like giving up. Hey ho.Join PGP Club! Email pine. Download GPG4USB, make a PGP key, give me the public key (and import my public key so you can send an encrypted email to me). It's much easier than you imagine.1. Download GPG4USB.2. Make a PGP key using that software.3. Send me the public key.4. Find my public key (2nd post I made in the PGP Club thread in Security) and import it.5. Send me an encrypted message with it.6. I'll reply to both and confirm you did them correctly.Quote from: bbfunk on October 25, 2012, 10:44 pmIf I send a random guy a bank transfer on localbitcoins.com , what is the best way to stay anonymous?I dont want a paper trail at all and want to use the bitcoins to buy weed on hereThe best way is to give him a cash deposit. Better for him, better for you. Win-win situation.You don't need any ID to make a cash deposit in the vast majority of jurisdictions. To do it anonymously.1. Do it at a bank branch you don't frequent normally.2. Don't worry about CCTV. I know their systems, they are effectively worthless as far as facial recognition is concerned. If you are perturbed, wear sunglasses or a hat.3. If your teller is nosy, give them nothing. They have no requirements. If you're being suspicious and they're asking questions you simply move to the next bank branch.If you are moving large quantities of capital in cash, you need the uniform. i.e. a decent suit, an expensive watch, perfume, the works. Perception of privilege drops the teller's guard to below zero. Most bank tellers are females, and females are exquisitely sensitive to the threat of embarrassment, a social faux pas.You however are simply a regular customer with several hundred bucks at a go, there's no requirement to go to such lengths.It is not, you know, illegal to give people money. Banks are in the business of accepting monies and preventing them from leaving if possible. They will fight tooth, nail and claw to ensure it. Cash deposits will be untouchable ID-wise for this reason. Any financial enterprise that kowtows to the State's machinations too closely goes bankrupt, everybody knows this. The black market is responsible for the majority of liquidity in the capitalist system. Financial institutions that don't grasp this go to the wall or lose market share all the time. Market forces!