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Re: An opportunity not to be missed
>> Is anyone in a position to set up a cypherpunks CrimeStoppers mailbox (for
>> use through the remailers)? You could set up a web-page with instructions
>> and a list of crimes for which there are rewards.
>
>Someone already tried that. The cops got a copy of the WWW logs and
>started investigating everyone who'd looked at the WWW page... So at the
>least you'd need a bunch of anonymous WWW proxies as well.
Yuck. Well, if this is going to be a problem, you could distribute a
periodic FAQ via Usenet instead.
>There's also the problem that the current ecash systems do not provide
>payee anonymity, so if you pay informers with ecash they can be traced if
>the bank and payer collude.
That's a real problem and underscores the need for better ecash. :)
Frank Stuart | (Admiral Grace) Hopper's Law:
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