Topic: Bitcoin transactions are scarily traceable... (Read 6594 times)
The website keep your ip, nothing about the bitcoin.
Any website you visit already has your IP address, unless you're visiting it through Tor, so they have your address already anyways.
Well, sort of.
Any website which you provide your bitcoin address to can associate that with your IP address. Unless you're on Tor or something, isn't this a bit of a cause for concern?
Any website which you provide your bitcoin address to can associate that with your IP address. Unless you're on Tor or something, isn't this a bit of a cause for concern?
from "scarily traceable"...
to "a bit of a cause for concern"...
to "Unless you're on Tor".
what's your point?
Have a look at the Wiki - there's a link to Anonymity from Weaknesses ... well, here you go
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Weaknesses#Tracing_a_coin_s_history
Personally, I don't see this as a problem, as it makes the currency very transparent in principle. If you want to be fully anonymous, you need to put serious effort into that.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Weaknesses#Tracing_a_coin_s_history
Personally, I don't see this as a problem, as it makes the currency very transparent in principle. If you want to be fully anonymous, you need to put serious effort into that.
Well, sort of.
Any website which you provide your bitcoin address to can associate that with your IP address. Unless you're on Tor or something, isn't this a bit of a cause for concern?
Any website which you provide your bitcoin address to can associate that with your IP address. Unless you're on Tor or something, isn't this a bit of a cause for concern?
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