Imagine you're in court for receiving drugs in the mail and you're trying to claim that you had no idea what was in the package when you signed for it.Prosecutor : So you'd no idea that there were drugs in the package?You : No, I never touch drugs:Prosecutor : So may it please the court, I am presenting the defendant with a Exhibit A, a copy of his bank statement, could you please read out the third entry?You : <<insert name of Bitcoin provider here>>Prosecutor : Are you aware that Bitcoins are the sole currency of Silk Road, an online marketplace used to buy narcotics?You : Oh no, I'm shocked I had no idea!Prosecutor: What then did you buy Bitcoins for if you didn't order any drugs?You : Oh er well... there are plenty of legal uses for Bitcoin... I was ordering a T-shirt, yes that's it, a T-Shirt!Prosecutor: So which website was it that you ordered the T-shirt from?You: Oh erm, well I can't quite remember...Jury shakes heads in disapproval and hope you had the good sense to pack some KY Jelly as you'll need it real soon. ...Need I go on?This conversation wouldn't happen if you were in this situation and had bought your BTC using cash. This doesn't necessarily mean you'd get off the hook but how would you account for your purchase of Bitcoins under these circumstances? Do you really think you could persuade a jury of your peers that there was an innocent explanation?V.Quote from: Duckman on May 18, 2012, 04:08 pmQuote from: vlad1m1r on May 18, 2012, 03:51 pmThis would be the same vast majority who are having illegal goods delivered to their homes and want to try to claim they were unsolicited if they're caught? The naivete!V.The key to survival is in accurately assessing risk and not simply realizing that risk exists.Some people have spent small fortunes on nuclear fallout shelters as they feel that there is a risk of nuclear war. and that somehow that will be able to survive in the post apocalyptic wasteland that remains.Others feel that there is a risk that their children may be shot or stabbed at school and therefore send their children to school wearing bullet proof vests.There are some people who feel that because there is a risk of a plane crashing they refuse to fly.The risks that these people have identified all all valid, wars happen, children are killed at school and planes do indeed crash. However their response to the risk they have identified is disproportionate to the likelihood of the risk occurring and hence society labels these people as paranoid.Whilst there is merit in making your bitcoin history untraceable, there is almost no chance of being caught as a result of not doing this as no one is actually trying to trace small transactions. Hence, going to these lengths is really just an exercise in paranoia.