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A valid, practical point
Hal writes -
> It's ironic that L. Detweiler, who has played a major part in spreading
> awareness of Cypherpunks technology through his widely read Privacy and
> Anonymity FAQ, is suggesting that people should be limited in their
> use of this technology. Still, the concerns he raises are going to be
> shared by many people, and we should try to be ready with technological
> solutions that are consistent with privacy protection.
.... And THAT is perhaps the most cognizant, practical and lucid
suggestion I have heard to date (not as an aside to those who have
proposed technical solutions, et al).
Let's face it -- the net will do nothing less than become larger, more
accessible, more complex and even easier to spoof, if a cryptographic
stop-gap does not materialize which provides a comfortable buffer for
those desire anonymity and those who are afraid of it.
We can do more than bicker amongst ourselves, cypherzoids.
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Paul Ferguson
Mindbank Consulting Group [email protected]
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