Quote from: ArticMine on July 23, 2016, 09:11:00 PM

This is trivial to do with a Bitcoin transaction; however can you please explain how this would be done with a Monero transaction?

Before responding may I suggest first some references https://getmonero.org/research-lab/

I would start with the Cryptonote whitepaoer https://cryptonote.org/whitepaper.pdf and then proceed to the MRL review of the Cryptonote whitepapaer and the further research done by the MRL.

IMO, what Spoetnik has said, is when you use an exchange, they record your Name & Address & SS# & in some cases your Picture ID.
Every Exchange has a record of exactly how much Monero you purchased and how much you sent out and how much you received, and at what time intervals, all of this information can be cross referenced. (Does not matter if monero is never cracked, they can still find you.)

Tor does not protect your IP address as asshats get arrested all of the Time and the FBI refused to revel how they found them.

All the US Gov has to do , is list monero as a money launder tool or terrorist tool, and every exchange and every other Business where you purchased anything will give up your real name & address , including IP address , so fast it will make your head swim, then have someone at your home requesting to view your private transactions and keys which the mere refusal would give you jail time. Tongue

You guys really fail to understand what you are up against , sadly only changes in international & local laws or straight up rebellion will end this nonsense.

Anon is just a joke, in the current society, because the deck has been stacked against anon , from before most here were even born. Tongue

FYI:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/us/nsa-collecting-millions-of-faces-from-web-images.html?_r=0