Will Cyrpto's lead to more kidnappings?
My wife has traveled the world, and one thing she has learned is some countries, is to keep a low profile. It doesn't take long now days to find out info about a certain person, especially if they have some sort of social media.
Lets take steemit for example, I can go on and see what anyone on the site has in value in steem power. So a account like freedom that has millions of steem is technically worth millions of dollars, untraceable dollars to an extent. So what if someone made the connection of who this person is. Having your worth exposed could make you a target.
People do weird things for money.
Low profile is always best. Don’t flash your status or your cash. Keep your wits about yourself with your head on a swivel. Always scan your surroundings and know your exits. Don’t get overly intoxicated unless you plan on getting mugged...
Yeah it is a drawback in the crypto world at times, but it could relate to any form of wealth...You could argue it's because crypto has more understanding now becoming a globally recognized asset.
Honestly, this is a very interesting point and I would say the best option would be to ask the Steemit.com managers to hide the wallet option from your account. I guess they don't have any such option as yet.
Uh...I hadn't thought of this but yeah that's entirely possible. Especially when you're talking about instant transfers of cryptocurrency. It's way easier and less traceable to get random crypto. That's a scary thought.
Most people on steemit did an introduction post which can be used to identify the person behind a steemit account, and we cannot delete it once it's been posted. That could be a risk when the account becomes worth more in the future
Yep, that is my point exactly, now you have all you need to get to people.
It's an interesting point. I suppose the same could be said of celebrity YouTubers too though? They broadcast their location via live vlogs in some cases, and everyone knows if you have millions of subscribers you are going to be making a lot of money.
Very true, one difference though is that you can be loaded on steem, and not have a ton of followers, where on youtube you have to have followers, so they might notice you are missing.
That is such a very interesting point. We a love Steemit for its transparency but at the same time it’s that transparency that could potentially put us at risk. As we build relationships here and share more and more about ourselves we need to be super cognizant of the fact that our conversations are public. Definitely an eye opening post sir!!! Food for thought indeed!
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Ohh sh*t, this freaks me out mate. Though I have just a small amount of money in my account, still scares me coz indeed "people do weird things for money."
Ya, I am waiting for someone I know to be like, Hey i see you got a bunch of money, can you help me out.
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