At 12:09 AM 11/26/00 -0500, Neil Johnson wrote:
Some observations:
What would keep a Gov't from using AP to accomplish their own objectives ? They obviously would have the resources to. They might even find it a much more efficient way to silence vocal critics with plenty of "plausible denialbility".
No need. A govt has the means for secret payments and secret missions already. Why would Mossad bother with anon tech when it already has skilled personnel on salary? Similarly with well funded NGOs like Mafia or FARC. As for the rest of your post, yes, it would seem inevitable that various "options and futures" shenanigans would evolve, just as they have in other markets. Even mixed ones. Bet that Intel's stock will rise above some level XOR some number of AMD design engineers will meet an untimely death within the same quarter :-)