> I've never heard of a retail store recording the serial number of all their merchandise, much less associating it with a customer's credit card. Isn't that h

> I've never heard of a retail store recording the serial number of all their merchandise, much less associating it with a customer's credit card. Isn't that how the caught Chelsea Manning? Serial numbers from CD-RWs. Also, the store itself doesn't need to associate it with the customer, they just need to know where those CDs were distributed, and the investigators can follow up the transaction details.