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4012 sats \ 11 comments \ @shyfire 28 Dec 2023 privacy

585 sats \ 3 replies \ @davidw 28 Dec 2023

This is a really thorough write-up!

You’re probably leaving sats on the table not posting nuggets of content in the description here on SN.
But love the fact you mentioned about a privacy phone and even considered triangulation amongst other identifying metadata. A lot of people would skip over these details.
Even with a decreasing amount of ATMs around, any pleb considering using one should definitely bookmark this!

P.S. Kudos on the site. Really dig the theme & content

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @shyfire OP 28 Dec 2023

Thanks!

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210 sats \ 1 reply \ @denzel 28 Dec 2023 freebie

Nice thought experiment.

A few points:

iphone even after turning off, makes the device findable may by transmitting bluetooth signal periodically to "find my" network.
I wonder, if getting KYC bitcoin first and then over tor swapping it for monero and then back to bitcoin and then doing a coinjoin would make it more untraceable and non-KYC.
Long time ago when I had looked into it the bitcoin ATMs, fees were very high.
Buying a new phone with cash from a small mom-pop shop may be more easier, that too with mask on, different gait, as it would not have trail of electronic communication if craig's list or something like that was used.
After buying the phone you could leave it alone for 6 months or so, so any CCTV footage of purchase may get deleted. It would be interesting to find out policies of for example Best Buy to understand how long they keep the footage. May be employees would know.
Getting prepaid sim seems easy, may be activation needs internet, starbucks, school or library internet could be used for that. They are usually not as tainted as tor or other VPNs.
Driving to a crowded place seems good for now, but with increased surveillance and AI advancements of so called "smart cities" it will be harder to travel maintaining privacy as years go by.

The last section "Happy Ending" was funny, as all these things are may be useful for planning a happy ending massage as well.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @shyfire OP 28 Dec 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 29 Dec 2023

Reaaly great article, thank you for sharing this...appreciate the nuance! This effort to get no kyc sats is what makes ATMs worth it. If you dox yourself and pay the fees though, might as well just be on a cex...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @namgiangnet 28 Dec 2023

I'm actually excited to see Bitcoin being widely used around the world: It's pushing crypto further into the real world. Saves a lot of time, effort and even intelligence.

In particular, when bitcoin is applied to web3, it will be an interesting "dish" that helps the world grow rapidly.