Jim Hart writes:
I don't want pharmacists, and whoever else they share the info with (insurance companies? investigators? potential blackmailers?), keeping track of what drugs I take.
Ah, but they already know. And so do the credit reporting companies. I just got a "Congratulations, you have been pre-approved for a Nonsmoker's Credit Card from Citicorpse" letter. Actually, I'm kidding. But not by much. The amount of cross-linking is astounding, but not once you think about the infrasructure set up to compile the credit dossiers, the collusion with the government on these dossiers (I've posted before about Witness Security and false identities the credit reporting Big Three agree to falsify), etc. Unlinkable credentials is the way to go, but there's no "constituency" for this...Americans, and others, are oblivious to these issues. Personally, I see no chance of changing this. This is why I put my bets on crypto anarchy, which allows opting out of parts of the system, rather than trying to change the ponderous course of the ship of state. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."