Re: Project Electric Potatoes [CRYPTO]

["Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>]

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On Sat, 28 Sep 1996 Scottauge@aol.com wrote:

> Already we are seeing problems for speech on the internet (see radikal
> postings - though they are a bit fruity IMHO.)  And it sounds like the law in
> one country is going to be very interested in arresting people in another.
> 
> Hence, perhaps we need a crypto system (including human procedures and fail
> safes) for community discussions.
> 
> Crypto is very much one to one right now, but can we implement a crypto for
> wide distribution to a very defined set of people?
> 
> This should be useful in commerce too... like CC of mail to others, etc.
> 
> Problem Definition Time:
> 
> Who will be responsible for allowing a member into the community?  (And all
> the other trust issues...)

This is one of the main problems with a system like this.  It would be very
hard to prove that a pseudonym isn't a fed.  Rather than restricting
communication to just a few people, everyone should be able to participate and
use a nym.  This would make arrests very difficult.  I think it is inevitable
that the communications would eventually be leaked to a TLA.  You might want
to look for information on PGPdomo.  This does just about everything you've
described.

Mark
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