Namakemono reviewed Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime …
Thrilling True Crime
5 stars
Hooked from the first page, a good and thrilling read. Especially, if you are interested in true crime or cryptocurrencies.
Well written and exciting, Andy Greenberg tells the story of how investigators have managed to dismantle digital black markets and expose the crime lords behind them. (Ross Ulbricht, the criminal, who was sentenced to lifelong prison and now has been pardoned by Donald Trump, for example).
Unfortunately, the concerns that such investigative methods should raise, and the dangers posed by such surveillance tools, are somewhat neglected. I also miss recommendations for in-depth articles or books. But that doesn't detract from the reading experience.