Quote from: sturle on October 16, 2013, 06:41:45 PM

Quote from: tvbcof on October 16, 2013, 06:24:05 PM

Unfortunately trying to address the underlying fundamental problem (corp/gov interference) requires at least a tiny bit of cooperation from Mt. Gox. When I made an effort to obtain any usable information from them I got back standard boilerplate and nothing which was either usable or even honest. I got back the standard 'several weeks' bullshit which is both amusing and offensive.

This is actually a bit of a shame because I happen to have the good fortune to be represented by lawmakers who have taken a leading role in addressing the abusive practices of the banking system over the years, and who is especially responsive to the problems of his constituency in the case of my house representative.

MtGox are very careful of what they say in public due to the ongoing case with the DHS and the process with FinCen. It is a delicate situation. I am sure relevant government representatives get all the information they request. Care to tell what your question was?

I'm sure that most representatives have never even heard of Bitcoin, and if they have, they have only the most thin understanding consider it a 'tool for criminals' as do much of our general population.

I detailed my interaction a few pages back:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179586.msg3334957#msg3334957

The particular question of interest was:

"4) If it is unsafe to attempt this transfer due to confiscation, or considered illegal due to U.S. or Japanese regulatory issues, please detail the issues so that I may solicit assistance from my elected representative."

Now, of course I am sensitive to communications constraints that Mt. Gox might feel due to legal issues, but it should have been clear that they had a customer who had some desire to cooperate in an attempt to dig at the (probable) underlying issues.

Even though their response was laughable and untruthful boilerplate I still withheld it from public exposure, though in fairness there is no way for them to know that I would do so.

Maybe Mt. Gox is working the problem on their own with various legal maneuvers and what-not, but if that is the case they should figure out some way to communicate this. As it is, they are obviously blowing smoke up their customer's asses with the 'several weeks' nonsense. As a result they look more like BFL than they do a legitimate, trustworthy, and competent business.