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I can also be anonymous if I never speak or leave my house, but that's not really how it works, is it?

Ansil849 6y ago
In this case, it seems to be exactly how it works. Someone is opting to 'never speak or leave the house', and can afford to do so.
- Ar-Curunir 6y ago
  Maybe it applies to very specific "Bitcoin as store-of-value" use cases, but it definitely doesn't apply to any use case you'd actually want for electronic cash. Also, even the fact that we're discussing the existence of this transaction implies that Bitcoin is not anonymous.
chinesempire 6y ago
No, you can't. Your house has to be registered to someone and you have to declare who lives in it, if it's yours. Anonymity is not about being a private person.
- vageli 6y ago
  > Your house has to be registered to someone and you have to declare who lives in it, if it's yours. I don't think this is true in every jurisdiction. You can certainly have a property registered under a corporate entity, and there are jurisdictions in the US that allow for anonymous corporate ownership. Further, I'm not aware of any requirement where you must declare who is residing in a property. I've had family members from abroad reside in my house for over a year without informing any authorities, for example.
  - chinesempire 6y ago
    The fact that you didn't doesn't prove you shouldn't I'm not from US. I don't know the technicalities, in Italy for example you should declare who's residing in your house, even if it's a no paying guest Many don't, but it's still a requirement BTW the point was anonymity is not about being anti social, it's about hiding your true identity If you stay home and never talk to anybody you're being secretive, but probably are not anonymous (police can still come and knock at your door because neighbors called then since you came in and never went out, for example)
- proGHN2020 6y ago
  Professional gangsters don't register their house in their own name. They're happy with a girlfrield, or 'similar,' and just use their apartment and travel all over the world uninhinged. All cars and apartments etc are usually registered in someone else's name. Someone """"legit"""""", so to speak, apart from the affiliation. If you have tons of illegal money it's not the worst thing to live in a ~~ 'moldy' apartment and eat SCSI every day and know that you _really_ have a __ton__ ___of___ ____money____ Learn to be a criminal, theoretically of course
  - chinesempire 6y ago
    You said it They are gangsters
ajkdhcb2 6y ago
Exactly. A messaging app isnt private just because you never message anyone

In this case, it seems to be exactly how it works. Someone is opting to 'never speak or leave the house', and can afford to do so.

Ar-Curunir 6y ago
Maybe it applies to very specific "Bitcoin as store-of-value" use cases, but it definitely doesn't apply to any use case you'd actually want for electronic cash. Also, even the fact that we're discussing the existence of this transaction implies that Bitcoin is not anonymous.

chinesempire 6y ago

No, you can't. Your house has to be registered to someone and you have to declare who lives in it, if it's yours. Anonymity is not about being a private person.

vageli 6y ago
> Your house has to be registered to someone and you have to declare who lives in it, if it's yours. I don't think this is true in every jurisdiction. You can certainly have a property registered under a corporate entity, and there are jurisdictions in the US that allow for anonymous corporate ownership. Further, I'm not aware of any requirement where you must declare who is residing in a property. I've had family members from abroad reside in my house for over a year without informing any authorities, for example.
- chinesempire 6y ago
  The fact that you didn't doesn't prove you shouldn't I'm not from US. I don't know the technicalities, in Italy for example you should declare who's residing in your house, even if it's a no paying guest Many don't, but it's still a requirement BTW the point was anonymity is not about being anti social, it's about hiding your true identity If you stay home and never talk to anybody you're being secretive, but probably are not anonymous (police can still come and knock at your door because neighbors called then since you came in and never went out, for example)
proGHN2020 6y ago
Professional gangsters don't register their house in their own name. They're happy with a girlfrield, or 'similar,' and just use their apartment and travel all over the world uninhinged. All cars and apartments etc are usually registered in someone else's name. Someone """"legit"""""", so to speak, apart from the affiliation. If you have tons of illegal money it's not the worst thing to live in a ~~ 'moldy' apartment and eat SCSI every day and know that you _really_ have a __ton__ ___of___ ____money____ Learn to be a criminal, theoretically of course
- chinesempire 6y ago
  You said it They are gangsters

ajkdhcb2 6y ago

Exactly. A messaging app isnt private just because you never message anyone