Re: Bitcoin anonymity

There is no reason to mix coins other than to hide your transactions. I'm not passing judgement. Who wants to pay taxes or be busted buying drugs? That doesn't sound like fun to me.

Seriously?

You wouldn't mind people knowing your salary?

You would be ok with your bitcoin company's profits being calculable from your payments to suppliers, customer receipts, etc?

Why not, everyone that wants the info on my salary can get it now anyway. In fact, if they can get my SSN they can get my tax records too.

I'm fine with business transparency. One of the problems we have with modern business is the lack of transparency. That's also one of the biggest problems with government.

Not to say I don't believe you, but the real point is that most people won't feel the way you say you do.

Your original statement implied that people only mix transactions if they're doing something shady. These examples are some of the other reasons.

If people didn't feel the way I do then they would pay for everything with cash. No one would use PayPal, credit cards, debit cards, checks or just about any other modern payment method. BTW: When I first started using checks they always put your SSN under your address and drivers licenses had your SSN on them too.

Paypal, credit cards don't reveal your company profits, or your salary.

unless major istitutions like banks are forced by taxes man like IRS to reveal information about an individual which presumably he is doing money laundering or he is evading taxes with a big amount that wasn't declared previously..

they can control everything that can travel on any fiat circuit, that's why they fear bitcoin

i don't care if banks/governments reveal information of criminals! it is good, actually.

i m worried that my neighbor knows everything about me! it is dangerous! people are envious.
bitcoin don't protect me of my neighbor. banks do.