said by fuziwuzi:The "follow the money" routine would not work, or I hope it would not work. In a like fashion, should we assume that if you buy bullets your intent is to murder someone, so we just arrest and prosecute you for attempted murder when you make the purchase? If you buy a bottle of vodka, we should then assume you're going to drink it all and drive drunk?
If you pay for VPN services and you are caught uploading pirated material, the "follow the money" trail will erase any perceived anonymity you'd have.