For someone in the USA, is it possible to have:
1) A desktop or online based wallet if you don't have a photo ID.
2) Ability to buy btc without needing to provide ID.
That is scary to someone who has had identity stolen before.
Thanks - please be kind. I am new and still learning. I have not yet bought BTC.
Do you have a verified PayPal account? There are ways that you can use it for buying bitcoin even without verifying your exchange account with Photo or with any type of ID. The first one that you can use is virwox, try to learn on how the SLL/bitcoin but don't be surprised with the fee. It's charging higher fee than the usual way of buying bitcoin. And since you are leaving on USA, try this one
https://localbitcoins.com/country/US