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How is payment received and goods delivered? Since you can't ship goods and take delivery via Tor it seems absurd to use strong encryption for communication whe
by mmaunder 15y ago
How is payment received and goods delivered? Since you can't ship goods and take delivery via Tor it seems absurd to use strong encryption for communication when you're so vulnerable taking delivery. I haven't used silk road so I might be missing something, but I'd love to learn how they get around that.
- sneak 15y agoPayment is done primarily with Bitcoin. Goods are delivered primarily using the post (and rubber gloves).
- wcoenen 15y agoPayment is done with bitcoin. For the delivery, I think the idea is that even if the package is intercepted and your address is on it, it cannot be proven that you actually ordered it. I don't know if such a defense would hold up. It might depend on local laws. But it does make sense because otherwise you could get your enemies into trouble just by sending them unwanted illegal goods.