And again there is this big assumption, that nobody can anonymize their IP.
It is not an assumption. It is a well researched fact that there is no adequate IP anonymization available to your average person that will reasonable to use. Of course you can sometimes be anonymous by finding a Wifi that doesn't know you identity, but this is certainly not a reasonable option for running a mining rig, and not even reasonable for sending txs, because I've tried that. It is so fucking inconvenient that you end up making mistakes or saying "fuck it".
I warned for a long time that Tor is subject to Sybil attack and also timing analysis. Now this is being confirmed.
There is also that big assumption, that "they" can confiscate equipment everywhere.
They got AML and KYC laws (and underwear patdown, shoes off through the Xray searches) implemented every where. I lived in the Philippines since the 1990s, and they never asked for an ID for sending cash money remittances, now I need 3 fucking ids just turn on internet connection or cable TV.
What the hell is wrong with being paranoid and safe now rather than "too late and screwed" later?There is the assumption that "they" can forbid mining outside of regulated pools everywhere on this planet.
Is there even any evidence, that "they" are trying that?
You'd have to be fucking blind to not see it.
But frogs boil in the pot if the heat is turned up slowly enough. So don't feel bad, you won't even realize what happened to you.
And how is it not ignorant to take examples from the USA and just assume they will happen everywhere else.
Show me the examples of "crazy Civil Forfeiture seizures" in the EU.
How ignorant is it to be ignorant of repeating history and how this shit goes down every damn time?
Have you Europeans forgotten what a hell in an authoritarian megadeath handbasket your place was the last time your socialism peaked and collapsed into hell?
P.S. Hollande didn't call for the nationalization of the internet and taxing bandwidth. Obama didn't follow with hiding behind net neutrality bullshit so he can tax the internet and control the ISPs as a public utilities under the FCC. Nevermind the delusional rants, just carry on on your lilypad on the other side of the pond.
You just showed pretty well, what a arrogant US-American you are.
What is "the last time your socialism peaked and collapsed into hell" even supposed to mean? I mean seriously, US-education on history isn't really known for being accurate about things that happened outside of US.
But sure, believe that your country is all-powerfull and can force whatever they want on everybody, because your country is doing so damn well.