I think people who use anonymous names must be aware of scammers and illegal activity. If you are making blackhat methods, then it is compulsory to use anonymous names.
Hackers always targets to people those who are making good amount and they also see the activity in other forums or sites to hack their accounts. This is the main reason for hiding our information.
I also forgot to use anonymous name instead of mine.
Topic: Why Anonymity so important to you? (Read 9438 times)
Well,
there are many reasons why Anonymity / Privacy should be important to everyone.
Many people will still be thinking that it's a matter a doing illegal things.
But everyone has the right to privacy. Everyone should have the right to protect his "assets".
Being "anonym" does not mean necessary doing illegal things, but you are protecting your privacy from attacks, from spam, from data leak etc, you don't everyone know about your private life, and that does not just apply "online".
It's just like you are walking in the street and someone is asking for your email address to send you some ads. If you are not interested, would you really give your real most valuable Email? Does it mean you are doing anything illegal? Not really.
But Yes, some people will abuse of it, just like some people will abuse of the the anonymity of Bitcoin.
Have a look at this animation
#joke
there are many reasons why Anonymity / Privacy should be important to everyone.
Many people will still be thinking that it's a matter a doing illegal things.
But everyone has the right to privacy. Everyone should have the right to protect his "assets".
Being "anonym" does not mean necessary doing illegal things, but you are protecting your privacy from attacks, from spam, from data leak etc, you don't everyone know about your private life, and that does not just apply "online".
It's just like you are walking in the street and someone is asking for your email address to send you some ads. If you are not interested, would you really give your real most valuable Email? Does it mean you are doing anything illegal? Not really.
But Yes, some people will abuse of it, just like some people will abuse of the the anonymity of Bitcoin.
Have a look at this animation
#joke
There are so many things going wrong these days. Databases leak on a weekly basis. You just buy something at Target and suddenly it appears that your Credit Card information got stolen. If you can't trust people to handle your data responsibly you just have to take care of that yourself!
The question isn't why anonymity so important to me, but why is intrusion into my personal life so important to you?
Well the NSA will probably say something along the lines of'It is because we need to protect the nation from terrorists!'
Or something like that. They need an excuse.
I don't see why they have to get EVERY SINGLE transaction that we make.
If we wanted to buy bomb parts or something then we would do it with cold hard cash or something of the sorts.
Think of it this way. Banks share their information on you with whomever they consider a partner. An insurance company partners with your bank and you do business with that insurance company. You now proceed to pay for an addition on your house using money in your bank account. A transaction for "Richard's Roofing and Repairs" posts to your account and now your insurance company knows that you got a new roof. The roof is part of the addition you're paying for, but it could also be seen as a repair job as well. Well, the insurance company sends out an insurance adjuster and you get a knock at the door. "Hi, I'm with your insurance company and I need to assess the value of your home as we got word that you had a new roof installed. Now your bill goes up by $5 every month. Brilliant...
Anonymity isn't just about being a blackhat. It's about not being taken advantage of by unethical companies.
Anonymity isn't just about being a blackhat. It's about not being taken advantage of by unethical companies.
In my opinion anonymity is a right. Why should other people have knowledge of my transactions? Do politicians post their credit card statements online for the world to see? Why should we?
Privacy is important because it stop malicious users from targeting you for scam, thievery and robbery.
The question isn't why anonymity so important to me, but why is intrusion into my personal life so important to you?
Well the NSA will probably say something along the lines of'It is because we need to protect the nation from terrorists!'
Or something like that. They need an excuse.
The question isn't why anonymity so important to me, but why is intrusion into my personal life so important to you?
Well the NSA will probably say something along the lines of'It is because we need to protect the nation from terrorists!'
Or something like that. They need an excuse.
The question isn't why anonymity so important to me, but why is intrusion into my personal life so important to you?
If you harm me, I want your anonymity forfeited so I can intrude all over you.
Anonymity is very important to me because if i bought something for someone or purchase something for my financial business, that's my personal matter..I don't want anyone tracing me..
The question isn't why anonymity so important to me, but why is intrusion into my personal life so important to you?
I thought it wasn't important, until I realized that every online company is making a profile of you, your habits, and what you buy. What if my grocery store sells my snack food habits to my insurance company? This is coming soon.
Anonymous transactions will help protect people from the huge amount of online profiling and thus manipulation of regularly people.
Anonymous transactions will help protect people from the huge amount of online profiling and thus manipulation of regularly people.
Once you are on a list and cross referenced, public authorities feel they can come up with new and inventive ways to extract money and freedom from you.
You become a target for their excuse and validation to have a job and a pension plan.
You lose the ability to sit and relax after a hard day at work, because you worry that you have not done your paperwork properly and on time. The fear comes from emails and letters informing you that you are late, you will be fined, you will go to jail, because you didn't fill in the form correctly.
You become a target for those who don't like the fact you missed a box and they need to send a letter letting you know you missed ticking a box.
You become a target for those who consider your spending is against social norms. You must be hunted through the blockchain. You are fair game for the police and the courts. You have no defense because you bought something that is legal in one state or country, but illegal where you live.
You become a target because some rich guys bribed some officials to make laws to protect their wealth against competition.
You lose, you to the State... the State controlled by those that know how to work the system to protect themselves and those that fund them.
Even if you do no harm to anyone, you are not allowed to have freedom.
Fuck'em.
You become a target for their excuse and validation to have a job and a pension plan.
You lose the ability to sit and relax after a hard day at work, because you worry that you have not done your paperwork properly and on time. The fear comes from emails and letters informing you that you are late, you will be fined, you will go to jail, because you didn't fill in the form correctly.
You become a target for those who don't like the fact you missed a box and they need to send a letter letting you know you missed ticking a box.
You become a target for those who consider your spending is against social norms. You must be hunted through the blockchain. You are fair game for the police and the courts. You have no defense because you bought something that is legal in one state or country, but illegal where you live.
You become a target because some rich guys bribed some officials to make laws to protect their wealth against competition.
You lose, you to the State... the State controlled by those that know how to work the system to protect themselves and those that fund them.
Even if you do no harm to anyone, you are not allowed to have freedom.
Fuck'em.
I do not think BTC was specifically designed to be Anonymous.
You cannot have transparency on the blockchain, without having a degree of anonymity. So transactions can be traced, and the owner of the BTC is protected.
Your bank, do not reveal your information or your transactions, and they can make transfers between accounts, without us knowing it. {So with BTC you would see the corruption and you would be able to follow it} But your identification details are hidden.
And I think that is important. {Question is, is BTC totally anonymous --> Answer - No}
Do we need Anonymity - Yes {I need to have my money matters, kept secret} Nothing different than, what you wanted from banks and fiat.
You cannot have transparency on the blockchain, without having a degree of anonymity. So transactions can be traced, and the owner of the BTC is protected.
Your bank, do not reveal your information or your transactions, and they can make transfers between accounts, without us knowing it. {So with BTC you would see the corruption and you would be able to follow it} But your identification details are hidden.
And I think that is important. {Question is, is BTC totally anonymous --> Answer - No}
Do we need Anonymity - Yes {I need to have my money matters, kept secret} Nothing different than, what you wanted from banks and fiat.
I would like to think that I don't need anonymity. I am good guy, I never did anything wrong. But the way government and other big companies are collecting info on people now I think that anonymity is the only way to live. I don't want to be catalogued, and I want to keep my thoughts and views to myself.
Of course you need it. It's not about being a good guy or doing anything wrong. The government shouldnt be allowed into your property to hassle you without any evidence or wrong doing just to see if there might be a random chance you have been doing something wrong. Even people on the street shouldnt be able to know your details if you don't want them to.
Of course the government shouldn't be allowed into your property to hassle you without any evidence or wrong doing. In fact, in many countries doing so would be illegal. In modern democratic countries, the government (or police) need evidence and warrants before they hassle you.
In practice of course, such governments do hassle people, but its usually marginalized people such as ethnic minorities, the mentally ill, former criminals, etc.
The government does not just keep turning up at random houses.
I just want to buy a gift for my girlfriend without being tracked 
I just don't want to be tracked simple as that. Last I remember that is called stalking which is illegal. It's like Bitcoin but in it's own creepy way. The practice of infringing on peoples privacy has become perversely accepted to the point that the victim being tracked feels they owe an explanation or proof they aren't guilty of something without even have committed any crime.
You can mix your coins and use multible addresses to keep your financial infomation secret from the world, lets face it nobody really needs to know what you do with your bitcoins.
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