One must remember that this world of ours includes many that are NOT as legit as we might be! The online banking and electronic payments centers are HUGE in the money laundering business now...
and do you know how many people are selling on Ebay, Etsy and millions of other websites and NOT paying taxes or declaring that income? LOTS of people who claim disablity/ SSI, etc are making more money online that you and I are working the M-F 40hr work week, and WE pay taxes on our income! So it only makes sense that sooner or later the bad guys are going to make it harder on all of us! Think TSA...seriously...when was the last time a guy with NO legs tried to blow up a plane..or a woman with breast implants..yet we ALL have to suffer the injustices at the airport....
Just like avoiding the airports, if you do not want uncle sugar to know what/where/why you get your money, then just do NOT sell online..