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NODE a6f92572Anon
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.

Thanks,
Rod



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NODE 1b68efbcRe: 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.

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga

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NODE 1c135a29Re: Anon
On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Robert Hettinga wrote:

> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:07:35 -0500
> From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
> To: Roderick Simpson <rod@wired.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
> 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
> 
> -----------------
> Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com)
> e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
> "The cost of anything is the foregone alternative" -- Walter Johnson
> The e$ Home Page: http://www.vmeng.com/rah/
> 
> 
> 

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NODE 1de839ccRe: Anon
At 10:31 pm -0500 11/20/96, Black Unicorn wrote:
>> Actually, the "commerce pov" will probably be the one which kills all
>> arguments for anonymity. digital bearer certificates, like digital cash,
             ^^^ Oops. Belay that. "against" goes here...

>> 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?

Sorry about that...

Emily Latella, RIP


Cheers,
Bob Hettinga


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NODE ceebb6acRe: Anon
On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, 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.
 
For a summary of some arguments made by Justice Scalia and others see

http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/oceanno.htm#xtocid58313


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NODE 611d0990Re: Anon
rod@wired.com (Roderick Simpson) writes:

> 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.

Cypherpunks themselves are opposed to complete anonymity. They insist on
being able to track down and silence whoever (ab)uses the remailers to
distribute homophobic or otherwise politically incorrect traffic. Just
search the archives for their advocacy of "identify escrow".

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NODE c6942c22Re: Anon
On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 96 21:46:36 EST
> From: "Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM" <dlv@bwalk.dm.com>
> To: cypherpunks@toad.com
> Subject: Re: Anon
> 
> rod@wired.com (Roderick Simpson) writes:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Cypherpunks themselves are opposed to complete anonymity. They insist on
> being able to track down and silence whoever (ab)uses the remailers to
> distribute homophobic or otherwise politically incorrect traffic. Just
> search the archives for their advocacy of "identify escrow".

Actually, this is false.

We (if I may speak for "us") don't care who the spamer is, as long as they
shut up.

> 
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> 
> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
> Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
> 

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NODE 2add6e2dRe: Anon
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.

I don't know - they didn't give a name.
Lyal

> 
> Thanks,
> Rod
> 
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