Cameras, USB HDDs and the internet -- the non undesirable uses far outweigh the criminal ones. I'm not an ideologue, I'm a pragmatist.
Freeways is an interesting one, most places license people to drive, for very good reasons (just one of them being a help to law enforcement).
It seems like a bit of silly argument considering I don't believe a truly anonymous untraceable currency is possible but let's suppose it is. My pessimistic nature makes me think that the top 3 things it would be used for would be tax evasion, bribery and extortion.
Freeways is an interesting one, most places license people to drive, for very good reasons (just one of them being a help to law enforcement).
It seems like a bit of silly argument considering I don't believe a truly anonymous untraceable currency is possible but let's suppose it is. My pessimistic nature makes me think that the top 3 things it would be used for would be tax evasion, bribery and extortion.