>And I hope within the next few years that will change. I should be able to buy something online with cash and anonymously also.
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>I hope that some type of electonric wallet will be developed that will transfer money to venders with out the need to give them a credit card. First Virtual did this for a while, but they seemed to have died out.
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>You should be able to populate your wallet with a xFer from your checking account, or with a CC if you prefer, but any time you used the wallet, in should be like using cash, anonymous. Of course, most stuff you buy on line has to be shipped, but not everything. I believe I will be getting one of the MBE mailboxes too, so I can be a little more anonymous.
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Absolutely. We really need an electronic equivalent of cash - a nice double-blind system. I love being able to make payments electronically, although I'm really worried about implications of the audit trail that is left behind. Why I can't make payments now, short of using cash, that aren't traceable is beyond me. I don't buy the excuse of the gov't worrying about money laundering.