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I typically agree with that sentiment..... but then I think about all the information that Amazon has about me: e.g. political and religious views, cosmetic and

by nfoz 11y ago

I typically agree with that sentiment..... but then I think about all the information that Amazon has about me: e.g. political and religious views, cosmetic and OTC pharmaceuticals....... I'd really rather I could buy things anonymously online. I'm ok with the government seeing these things with a warrant; I just don't want the stores I'm interacting with to have such a thorough profile.

DennisP 11y ago
And lately we're seeing that governments often don't restrict themselves to warrants. It'd be nice if we could fix that with reforms but so far we haven't had much success. Of course if you're getting something physical shipped to your house, anonymous currency doesn't help you.
- Lawtonfogle 11y ago
  Even if they do, it doesn't matter when the law itself is horrendous.
Domenic_S 11y ago
You still have to pick up the items or have them delivered. Even if you open a PO Box or something, Amazon would still aggregate your purchases all shipped to one PO Box into a profile. That data is still valuable, even if it's not personally connected to you.
Lawtonfogle 11y ago
>I'm ok with the government seeing these things with a warrant Really? Maybe okay with your current government, but I bet their are governments out there that you would not be fine with seeing this information when they are in a position to attack you, warrant or not. And there is no guarantee that your government will not become the same.
vox_mollis 11y ago
Strange, we have entirely opposite views on this. One thing Jeff Bezos can't do is trump up "structuring" charges, arrest me, prevent access to decent legal representation by freezing my assets, and then use the threat of decades in prison to extort me into accepting a plea deal of being locked in a cage with violent people for just a few years. I'd be FAR more accepting of Amazon having full detailed knowledge of my financial life than an entity with the real power to destroy my life on a whim.
- bko 11y ago
  Also it's easier to switch vendor than it is to switch governments

by nfoz 11y ago

DennisP 11y ago

And lately we're seeing that governments often don't restrict themselves to warrants. It'd be nice if we could fix that with reforms but so far we haven't had much success. Of course if you're getting something physical shipped to your house, anonymous currency doesn't help you.

Lawtonfogle 11y ago
Even if they do, it doesn't matter when the law itself is horrendous.

Domenic_S 11y ago

You still have to pick up the items or have them delivered. Even if you open a PO Box or something, Amazon would still aggregate your purchases all shipped to one PO Box into a profile. That data is still valuable, even if it's not personally connected to you.

Lawtonfogle 11y ago

>I'm ok with the government seeing these things with a warrant Really? Maybe okay with your current government, but I bet their are governments out there that you would not be fine with seeing this information when they are in a position to attack you, warrant or not. And there is no guarantee that your government will not become the same.

vox_mollis 11y ago

Strange, we have entirely opposite views on this. One thing Jeff Bezos can't do is trump up "structuring" charges, arrest me, prevent access to decent legal representation by freezing my assets, and then use the threat of decades in prison to extort me into accepting a plea deal of being locked in a cage with violent people for just a few years. I'd be FAR more accepting of Amazon having full detailed knowledge of my financial life than an entity with the real power to destroy my life on a whim.

bko 11y ago
Also it's easier to switch vendor than it is to switch governments