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Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by t05ter on Saturday August 23, 2014 @06:46PM (#8217095)
How long until someone goes and puts something stupid in the blockchain such as child porn, plans to make bombs, etc.

Would this information then be used against a bitcoin user in the event that his computer was confiscated by authorities?

Re:Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they a... by mike_hearn on Saturday August 23, 2014 @07:17PM (#8217152)
Already been done and no.

Bear in mind encoding data into the block chain is a pretty stupid thing to do, practically speaking. No mainstream Bitcoin software/wallets have a file extraction feature, so you end up needing to download a special app designed to download that specific file. At which point, you may as well have just downloaded the file as well. Absence of the special file-downloader-file is proof that you are not willingly engaged in illegal conduct of any kind.