If I wanted to, I could put some effort into it and obtain coins with extremely low probability of being identified. I could then donate to wl, again without much exposure. Of course, if someone had amazing resources at hand that they can dedicate to tracking me down, it's probably doable, but only if they knew beforehand. All in all, today it is relatively easy for a determined individual to donate anonymously, and extremely costly for anyone to crack that nut.
Finally, if I really wanted to donate to wl, I would do it without any obscurity - it's not illegal to give them money.
Topic: wikileaks "Bitcoins cannot be easily tracked back to you" WTF?? - page 2. (Read 3004 times)
That's not true. The main problem isn't reusing addresses, it's merging outputs.
+1, instawallet FTWThe fact its online does not mean its secure. Security thru ob-security does not work. *sigh*
It's not easy to to figure out which addresses belong to a given person. Case in point, I don't think it was ever done.
Yep, learnt another thing today. Bitcoins are ultimately untraceable provided the users cares to not reuse any of his addresses.
That's not true. The main problem isn't reusing addresses, it's merging outputs.
What this means is that they have no idea how to do it.
That's not true. The main problem isn't reusing addresses, it's merging outputs.
+1, instawallet FTW 
It's not easy to to figure out which addresses belong to a given person. Case in point, I don't think it was ever done.
Bitcoins are ultimately untraceable provided the users cares to not reuse any of his addresses.
That's not true. The main problem isn't reusing addresses, it's merging outputs. Quote
Donate by Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a secure and anonymous digital currency. Bitcoins cannot be easily tracked back to you, and are safer and faster alternative to other donation methods. You can send BTC to the following address:
1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v
Various sites offer a service to exchange other currency to/from Bitcoins. There are also services allowing trades of goods for Bitcoins. Bitcoins are not subject to central regulations and are still gaining value. To learn more about Bitcoins, visit the website (http://bitcoin.org) or read more on Wikipedia.
For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.
Bitcoin is a secure and anonymous digital currency. Bitcoins cannot be easily tracked back to you, and are safer and faster alternative to other donation methods. You can send BTC to the following address:
1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v
Various sites offer a service to exchange other currency to/from Bitcoins. There are also services allowing trades of goods for Bitcoins. Bitcoins are not subject to central regulations and are still gaining value. To learn more about Bitcoins, visit the website (http://bitcoin.org) or read more on Wikipedia.
For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.
http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate#dbitcoin
WTF, right? Bitoins are highly traceable
and coming from wikileaks, nothing less.
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For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.
Bitcoins are ultimately untraceable provided the users cares to not reuse any of his addresses.
Quote
Donate by Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a secure and anonymous digital currency. Bitcoins cannot be easily tracked back to you, and are safer and faster alternative to other donation methods. You can send BTC to the following address:
1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v
Various sites offer a service to exchange other currency to/from Bitcoins. There are also services allowing trades of goods for Bitcoins. Bitcoins are not subject to central regulations and are still gaining value. To learn more about Bitcoins, visit the website (http://bitcoin.org) or read more on Wikipedia.
For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.
Bitcoin is a secure and anonymous digital currency. Bitcoins cannot be easily tracked back to you, and are safer and faster alternative to other donation methods. You can send BTC to the following address:
1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v
Various sites offer a service to exchange other currency to/from Bitcoins. There are also services allowing trades of goods for Bitcoins. Bitcoins are not subject to central regulations and are still gaining value. To learn more about Bitcoins, visit the website (http://bitcoin.org) or read more on Wikipedia.
For maximum security and anonymity, you can request a one-time Bitcoin address. To do so, please join our IRC and type /msg Bitcoin new. Our helpful bot will generate a new donation address for each transaction. Please make sure Bot is active on #bitcoin channel and has @ to the left of his nick.
http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate#dbitcoin
WTF, right? Bitoins are highly traceable
and coming from wikileaks, nothing less.
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