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Re: Anon
On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Robert Hettinga wrote:
> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:07:35 -0500
> From: Robert Hettinga <[email protected]>
> To: Roderick Simpson <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Anon
>
> At 2:06 pm -0500 11/20/96, Roderick Simpson wrote:
> >Who has made the strongest case _against_ anonymity on the Net that you
> >have ever heard? Someone intelligent and theoretical rather than trapped in
> >some child porn or commerce pov.
>
> Actually, the "commerce pov" will probably be the one which kills all
> arguments for anonymity. digital bearer certificates, like digital cash,
> are always going to be cheaper than book entries.
>
> Bearer certificates are the ultimate economic argument for anonymity. We
> just couldn't implement them until Chaum figured out how.
Wait... I didn't catch the above.
Which is a pro-anonymity and which a con-anonymity argument?
>
> Cheers,
> Bob Hettinga
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