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Not really - can USA spy on credit cards issued by Chinese banks? And vice-versa? There is at least some level of privacy. But with BTC every time you make a pu
by annnnd 13y ago
Not really - can USA spy on credit cards issued by Chinese banks? And vice-versa? There is at least some level of privacy. But with BTC every time you make a purchase you can be linked to all your previous and future purchases.
- MacsHeadroom 13y agoIf it's a Visa or MasterCard, yes the US Gov can spy on it. If it isn't, you can't use it to pay Mailpile- so it's irreverent.
- M4v3R 13y agoThat's only true if one has access to data at every point in the block chain. If at some point coins go to a private person or company that didn't advertise their address anywhere you're lost. There's no way to know who own a Bitcoin address if it's not part of any online service/exchange and was funded by someone else.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoThe US surely can spy on Chinese CC transactions that occur in, or where the tx data passes through a friendly locale. There is a decent chance for them to be able to get CC tx data from within China as well.
- pantaril 13y ago>But with BTC every time you make a purchase you can be linked to all your previous and future purchases. This is simply not true. If i make my first purchuase using address A and my second purchuase using address B, how can they be linked together?