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Bitcoin drug deals could haunt people for years

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Re: Bitcoin drug deals could haunt people for years

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> ... the evidence of that drug deal may still be hanging around in plain view of law enforcement, even years after the Silk Road was torn off the dark web. How about your delivery address being in the merchant's raided servers?

You don't seriously think people order drugs to their own addresses, right?

Re: Bitcoin drug deals could haunt people for years

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> ... the evidence of that drug deal may still be hanging around in plain view of law enforcement, even years after the Silk Road was torn off the dark web. How about your delivery address being in the merchant's raided servers?

You don't seriously think people order drugs to their own addresses, right?

I would not be surprised if, despite publicly harping about solid OPSEC, many users get tired and negligent.

Re: Bitcoin drug deals could haunt people for years

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I doubt prosecutors in the us at least are gonna care that you ordered shrooms from the Silk Road ten years ago. Might come up if they want to get a security clearance or run for office, though.

The press might

Anything for a clickbait headline to drive ad revenue.
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