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Author: Amir Taaki
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To: unsystem
Subject: Re: [unSYSTEM] Sending private keys through post is illegal says FINCEN
can i be accused of money transmission if send the key to someone and
you put bitcoins on there, or if i accidentally leak a key on bitcointalk.

this seems like an avenue for bullying people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy

i'm not in favour of giving police or big corporations more tools to
fuck people.

On 12/12/13 14:39, jindq1 wrote:
> Thank you for telling me what a private key looks like. Now send another
> email asking me to pay you money so that you load money on to the
> private key, and we'll have a real conversation about "money transmitting".
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Amir Taaki <genjix@???
> <mailto:genjix@riseup.net>> wrote:
>
>     this is what a private key looks like:

>
>     4c88cb48845e14ec0b1a06756f8cef9d9c52c63bfbecd68cb3f1acafb3fe1063

>
>     or with the checksum (for safety):

>
>     5JPzYnSaQq5YH8g6YT7Pf7pyRFS1Mge1mN1WXF1A3vASJt5Uj1F

>
>     On 12/12/13 14:29, Amir Taaki wrote:
>     > money transmission:
>     5JPzYnSaQq5YH8g6YT7Pf7pyRFS1Mge1mN1WXF1A3vASJt5Uj1F
>     >
>     > On 12/12/13 14:23, jindq1 wrote:
>     >> Private keys that are publicly advertised as money, yes.

>     >>
>     >> I'm all for bashing ignorant governments and overreach, but you can't
>     >> get upset about someone getting in trouble for selling drugs "as
>     candy"
>     >> because "it's just candy".

>     >>

>     >>
>     >> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Amir Taaki <genjix@???
>     <mailto:genjix@riseup.net>
>     >> <mailto:genjix@riseup.net <mailto:genjix@riseup.net>>> wrote:

>     >>
>     >>     http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/12/casascius/

>     >>
>     >>     if your business is sending private keys with a metal case
>     around them,
>     >>     then you need a license because you are engaging in money
>     transmission.

>     >>

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