You are correct about the cameras being able to track people, which I was
going to mention in my first reply but decided not to because it seemed
far-fetched. I'm sure it is possible though.
If you do the mining yourself, there is likely no way to link it back to you,
unless your ISP tracks you and the data is unencrypted. The problem however
is that solo mining bitcoins is no longer viable due to the difficulty
increasing almost 100% every 2 days (due to all the hype). To be able to make
a profit on solo mining with today's difficulty would require a mining rig
around $10,000 in price, and even then there is stlil no guarantee.
This makes people resort to pool mining, which is very centralized on one
server, which could be a huge problem. Privacy issues arise as a result of
this, as the servers can easily track IPs of miners and any other information
of the like.
I realize that yes, there is no way to track you if you solo mine, but it is
completely inviable with all the current hype. This is very unfortunate for
those who wish to be anonymous, which is why I am happy that there are many
bitcoin alternatives. These alternatives usually have less hype which makes
people with cheap computers to be able to mine bitcoins and remain anonymous.
I sure hope that some day more online services will start accepting other
crypto-currencies rather than the popular bitcoin. It would help the online
economy grow due to competition and would benefit those who can't afford
multiple thousand dollar rigs.
