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Also actual cash ("5 EUR (or an equivalent amount in any other currency)" for a month), which may be easier to make anonymous than crypto.
by stordoff 7y ago
Also actual cash ("5 EUR (or an equivalent amount in any other currency)" for a month), which may be easier to make anonymous than crypto.
- TimTheTinker 7y agoEnvelopes would be postmarked with the post code from which they were mailed. That probably wouldn't give Mullvad any information they don't already have, since they can see your IP address. But an intercepting 3rd party could pair your account ID with with your geographic region; it would be even worse if you accidentally drop a hair inside the envelope.
- stordoff 7y agoSure, it's not a silver bullet, but I suspect the risk model is better understood (post it away from me if geographic region matters, be careful of fingerprints and hair). It also has to be preemptively intercepted, rather than crypto which is recorded forever (if I pay upfront for a year, a bad actor has one shot to intercept, whereas with crypto they can _always_ analyse the transaction history to see if I've slipped up and they can correlate transactions anywhere). I don't think either gives you an absolute guarantee[1], but cash doesn't have as many subtle pitfalls. [1] At the end of the day, you have to assume Mullvad isn't compromised _anyway_, so even if they did, it may not help (as you can probably be identified from your traffic)