Is the threat of vendor blackmail an issue?

In the past I have seen vendors blackmailing or making threats to blackmail buyers; they have this ability because they have your address, or an address you're somehow connected with. They claim they'll tell LE for X reason. X reason being something along the lines of "Don't give me a bad rating or else I'll tell LE about your drug use!"

Well, it sounds like it would be possible to make it where verified buyers can give anonymous ratings using a tool called a ring signature. This could be implemented in a variety of ways, there is some discussion & resources here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_signature

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/6gp0cn/ring_signatures_darknet_marketplace_ratings/

Even if the buyer doesn't leave a rating, it will still contribute to the security of other buyers who opt to leave a rating simply because it will be a bigger pool of signatures to draw from.


Comments


[1 Points] None:

What benefit would this have over just making the all names on reviews anonymous?


[1 Points] None:

Somebody was Trollin me on the Xanax cartel and then says I can't wait to get an order from you so I can short you and see who gets the last laugh ? What a fuck boy vendor does shit like that and I never even said anything that serious lmao go and press some bars to stay stocked and get off Reddit TF wrong with these dudes 💀💀


[1 Points] swissarmybong:

Most cops will still see blackmail as a greater crime than someone buying some weed, but if I was buying loads of coke I might be more paranoid


[0 Points] Acid-HeadFred:

just had alot of trouble with quickdrugs being a complete fuck, really wish this would be a thing. that peice of dogshit tried to first scam again to remove the neg feedback then to get the adress again since he had obv deleted it so he could doxx its like bro it was agreed a partial btc refund why would u want the adress again ur not shipping shit... lol he just comes in with more bullshit when u could tell he was just gunna get his way with the remove of the neg feedback then threaten a doxx if a reddit review comes out lol and thats how u know ur dealing with a real scumbag never remove neg before getting either a reship or partial refund!