A lot of people and companies are throwing around "anti money laundering" like it is some kind of legitimate concept to begin with, and by extension, a legitimate law.
First, the Constitution of the United States says that citizens are INNOCENT until proven GUILTY.
When was this reversed?
AML laws basically say that everyone is guilty until they can prove WAY beyond a shadow of doubt, that they are innocent. Everyone must be monitored at all times in order to catch a minute percentage of the people who MAY be criminals.
Why do so many people and most companies accept these laws? All Bitcoin exchanges now have been converted into espionage outlets. If they do not perform, they are shut down. Doesn't anyone wonder why only ONE exchange is doing most of the business in such a huge country as the United States? There is more Bitcoin activity in the US than any other country yet ONE exchange. Coincidence?
Obviously, Satoshi understood the erosion of privacy as a problem and Bitcoin begins to address this. We must not, however, continue speaking and interacting like AML is ok and acceptable. It is a major violation of our rights as citizens and dignity as human beings.
What do you guys think?