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Bitcoin bidders in big sale irked as government outs their names

Seth Phillips

June 25, 2014

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So much for pseudonymity with bitcoin. Apparently, when you interact with the US Marshals Service, your name is included in email blasts.

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The U.S. Marshals Service, which is planning to auction bitcoins seized last year from the illicit Silk Road marketplace, sent a message today to almost 40 e-mail addresses of people and groups who submitted questions about the sale, which takes place June 27.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-18/bitcoin-bidders-in-big-sale-irked-as-government-outs-their-names.html