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by MattPalmer1086 858 days ago
No, we don't do it to help find criminals. We do it to make profiting from crime more difficult and expensive, and to help stop funding terrorism.
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We also do it to help find criminals. And if the only reason we do it is to stop people from legally moving money around, then we need to stop it. Will criminals and terrorists benefit? Sure, but they can also benefit from other legal things as well, like cell phones and the Internet