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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1634962, member: 37498"]Also, there's a big difference between just having images/video of you taken by an "eye in the sky", and having a up close and personal mug shot taken of you that is associated with your fingerprints, a copy of your ID, your home address, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>...and what's to stop a dishonest merchant from abusing your information? You come in to the store and sell your legitimately obtained bullion, and he associates your information with items his friend sold to him earlier that he knows are stolen. You might not get convicted of selling stolen property, but at that point, the burden is upon you to prove your innocence.</p><p><br /></p><p>As John mentioned, blind trust is idiotic... <i>Especially</i> when the information you're providing doesn't do anything to protect you, AND it probably won't accomplish it's intended purpose anyway. The risks far outweigh the rewards...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1634962, member: 37498"]Also, there's a big difference between just having images/video of you taken by an "eye in the sky", and having a up close and personal mug shot taken of you that is associated with your fingerprints, a copy of your ID, your home address, etc. ...and what's to stop a dishonest merchant from abusing your information? You come in to the store and sell your legitimately obtained bullion, and he associates your information with items his friend sold to him earlier that he knows are stolen. You might not get convicted of selling stolen property, but at that point, the burden is upon you to prove your innocence. As John mentioned, blind trust is idiotic... [I]Especially[/I] when the information you're providing doesn't do anything to protect you, AND it probably won't accomplish it's intended purpose anyway. The risks far outweigh the rewards...[/QUOTE]
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