At least coinbase made it clear that they track you. In addition they also dox you before you use their service (by encouraging users to scan their passports). I mean if you don't want to use coinbase, there are hundreds of alternatives out there that are way more anonymous
apparently many like to be tracked because they are still using it, they feel more secure when they lose their privacy...
i would not trust a centralized exchange like that which is under an heavy light of the government, it should be hard for them to track me at the very least
there are some decentralized exchange out there, why no one is using them instead? bitshares is one of them
I 'like to be tracked' which is a big part of the reason I used and will continue to use Coinbase as long as they let me.
I decided from early on to be diligent in paying my taxes. This was relatively easy for me as I have no core philosophical objection to taxes in principle. I also deliberately made sure some of my transactions exceeded the reporting thresholds so I could not be accused of 'structuring.' That's not to say that I like shelling out funds to kill people half way around the world with drones and fund vast amounts of corruption closer to home. I don't. But I'm not going to ignore reality and thus piss away a good thing (my bet on Bitcoin.)
Very rich people have nothing to fear as our political system protects them and has created a feathered nest for them. Mere 'middle class' actors (e.g., simple millionaires) will have a very difficult time being anonymous. The wise move for most is to pay the man else you will be squished like a bug...and may end up that way anyway. In the mean time work toward a more transparent system where TPTB have fewer rocks to hide under and expect that if successful, some of the unfairness and corruption gets better.
I have strongly advised those who had a windfall in Bitcoin to suck it up and create as small a 'attack surface' as possible. Those who did not heed my advice would do well to set aside the proceeds needed to pay up if the hammer falls. I'll bet that one of the big reasons that Bitcoin has been practically carried along by a compliant govt (here in the U.S.) and compliant media is that it is a fantastic honeypot to snare tax cheats.
Again, Coinbase will do exactly what they are doing or they simply will not exist. I knew that was the case from when I first researched them. It is simply not their fault but rather the society that we citizens, more than any other party, are to blame for.