This is a very fair point. Still, I would hope that it would make it harder to link a purchase to an identified individual. If I assume the US is a country whe

This is a very fair point. Still, I would hope that it would make it harder to link a purchase to an identified individual. If I assume the US is a country where the laws and constitution is respected, then only a formal subpoena would link the credit card transaction to the individual. Hopefully snooping would not.