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January 26, 2018 11:19 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/SXDrhiKR_XY/public-ledgers-are-public.html
Your early darknet drug buys are preserved forever in the blockchain, waiting to be connected to your real identity
Blockchain transactions are recorded forever and indelibly, and that means that all the Bitcoin transactions on early Tor hidden service marketplaces like Silk Road are on permanent, public display; because many people who made these transactions later went on to link those Bitcoin wallets with their real identities, those early deals are now permanently associated with their public, identifiable selves. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/SXDrhiKR_XY/public-ledgers-are-public.html
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