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Topic: The way US government can crack down Silk Road, Tor and Bitcoin - page 3. (Read 13691 times)

sr. member
Activity: 269
Merit: 250
1. Silk Road sells guns.
2. Guns could be used by terrorists.
3. Use that as an excuse to apply NDAA and detain random Bitcoin and Tor users.
4. Profit!

1. Walmart sells guns.
2. Guns could be used by terrorists.
3. Terrorists could be used as cashiers at Walmart.
4. Take harmonica lessons.
5. Screw profit.

Unlike Silk Road, legal sellers comply with government regulations.
sr. member
Activity: 269
Merit: 250
sure they can, but they wont be able to track those who use the proper precautions.

The goal would not be to track individuals but to destroy Tor, Bitcoin and Silk Road
hero member
Activity: 756
Merit: 501
There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins.
1. Silk Road sells guns.
2. Guns could be used by terrorists.
3. Use that as an excuse to apply NDAA and detain random Bitcoin and Tor users.
4. Profit!

1. Walmart sells guns.
2. Guns could be used by terrorists.
3. Terrorists could be used as cashiers at Walmart.
4. Take harmonica lessons.
5. Screw profit.
sr. member
Activity: 269
Merit: 250
1. Silk Road sells guns.
2. The US has a 30 year war on drugs.
3. Profit (or not).

30 years ago NDAA didn't exist
newbie
Activity: 85
Merit: 0
sure they can, but they wont be able to track those who use the proper precautions.
donator
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1079
Gerald Davis
1. Silk Road sells guns.
2. The US has a 30 year war on drugs.
3. Profit (or not).
sr. member
Activity: 269
Merit: 250
1. Silk Road sells guns.
2. Guns could be used by terrorists.
3. Use that as an excuse to apply NDAA and detain random Bitcoin and Tor users.
4. Profit!

EDIT: To elaborate second point: a government agency would be only required to present some evidence that a gun sold by Silk Road ended up in hands of a terrorist.
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