Skimming the paper it seems that many of the people they identified were not exactly operational masterminds — they tweeted the addresses linked to their illicit transactions.
Bitcoin drug deals could haunt people for years
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This is in fact the last thing you should do according to every single buyer guide. Postal service would assume there is something fishy going on.
Rarely in the UK people pay for a redirect. Other than that the Postal Seervice don't really know who lives where. If your getting post for an ex tenant, that redirect isn't in place.
But the postman who delivers the post will notice that he's delivering the odd bit of post for somebody who doesn't live there.
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#33I 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.
It doesn't matter who might care. If someone does care in the future they won't have much trouble depending on how careful you were.
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You don't seriously think people order drugs to their own addresses, right?
Drug users are not always known for stellar opsec...
I know a few, and lets say... you would be suprised. Some deals with shady characters also need a certain kind of opsec btw.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is in fact the last thing you should do according to every single buyer guide. Postal service would assume there is something fishy going on.
Rarely in the UK people pay for a redirect. Other than that the Postal Seervice don't really know who lives where. If your getting post for an ex tenant, that redirect isn't in place.
Interesting. My experience is from central europe, or essentially the 3 german countries where people are heavily advised to use their real names.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Rarely in the UK people pay for a redirect. Other than that the Postal Seervice don't really know who lives where. If your getting post for an ex tenant, that redirect isn't in place.
But the postman who delivers the post will notice that he's delivering the odd bit of post for somebody who doesn't live there.
I frequently receive mail for people who haven't lived in this house for a decade, so I challenge your assumption. The postman isn't paid enough to care.
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#38I 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.
You never know how their orders may change, however. We’re seeing people deported for minor crimes committed decades ago, before they were legal adults, and most people would have said that wouldn’t happen until the last year or two.
Another, in some ways more important, point is the reminder that all of the people who spent years spamming forums about how bitcoin is secure & anonymous are not good sources of advice or analysis and whatever they’re promoting now should be treated very skeptically. You can still find people recommending that people in countries with oppressive governments should make blackmarket transactions in a public ledger!
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Rarely in the UK people pay for a redirect. Other than that the Postal Seervice don't really know who lives where. If your getting post for an ex tenant, that redirect isn't in place.
But the postman who delivers the post will notice that he's delivering the odd bit of post for somebody who doesn't live there.
I get at least 2 or 3 letters a week for previous residents of my house (and I've owned it for 10 years). Probably 1 or 2 packages a year too.
(Yes I follow the recommended process for dealing with it.)
UK: https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/...
" It's my address but someone else's name
We deliver to addresses rather than names so our advice here would be to put a cross through the address and write on the item 'Not known at this address' or, 'No longer lives here' and post the item at your convenience - you won't need to apply any postage. Where applicable we will return the item to the sender hopefully allowing them to update their records. "
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#40related podcast episode: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/115-bitcoin-hunter/