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You've likely been downvoted because you misunderstand how it works. Only idiots are communicating their addresses unencrypted - PGP encryption for addresses i
by nmjohn 12y ago
You've likely been downvoted because you misunderstand how it works.
Only idiots are communicating their addresses unencrypted - PGP encryption for addresses is standard. So the only way for your address to be matched to your dark net activity is if a.) the person you are buying from gets busted and b.) the person you're buying from doesn't destroy the address after they ship the package.
- janih 12y agoSo you have trust that your vendor is tech-savvy enough to know about proper security measures or else your address will be leaked if he gets busted. Isn't there any other ways to hide your address?
- hristov 12y agoc.) the person you are buying from is an actual police agency. The police use undercover drug dealers on the streets. Why wouldn't they use them online, where it is much cheaper and safer.
- natrius 12y agoBecause cracking down on drug buyers is low-priority for law enforcement.
- electromagnetic 12y agoAlso in other countries (like Canada) police don't even care about drug use as it's not illegal. So purchasing grams of a substance wouldn't even be worth a raid as they'll not find anything to charge you with and the fallout would be greater than the reward. The political fallout in Canada for running a raid where nothing is found is massive. Warrant mistakes have landed police agencies on the front pages for weeks, if it came out they were doing raids based on next to no police work, not only would the police be under fire but the judges would be too.
- refurb 12y agoDrug use/possession is not illegal in Canada? When did that change?
- electromagnetic 12y agoPossession is illegal, albeit laxly enforced. Drug use has never been illegal in Canada.
- tokenizerrr 12y agoThere are reputation systems on most sites. Unless the site operator was in on it or they were actually providing product, they would not get a lot of addresses.
- BorisMelnik 12y agoThis is a good point. I've also heard stories of cops busting people and then forcing them or strongly encouraging them to leave a review to keep the ball rolling.
- scott_karana 12y agoWho says they have to bust you immediately? How long-term can a sting run? Why not collect addresses for six months, and then wrangle up hundreds of purchasers?
- tokenizerrr 12y agoThat's what I meant with having to provide product. If they don't deliver they will receive bad reviews. I do not know if it is legal for American law enforcement to sell drugs, though.
- ramblerman 12y agoThis would be a U.S problem then I guess. Most places in Europe don't allow entrapment, and policymakers typically have the sense to target dealers vs consumers anyways.
- Estragon 12y ago> Only idiots are communicating their addresses unencrypted Yeah, I mentioned in the parent post that I was talking to someone who had done exactly that, but my writing was a bit unclear.