I believe you will find much of what you want at http://www.privacy.org/pi/activities/mondex/ which describes the trading standards complaint filed in the UK, and largely upheld by the UK government; the complainant alleged Mondex was saying it was anonymous when it was not. See also, http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/oceanno.htm#xtocid583129 for a discussion of Mondex (surrounded by a discussion of its competitors). The article was written prior to the decision referenced above. On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, David J. Phillips wrote:
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:10:16 -0400 From: "David J. Phillips" <djphill@umich.edu> To: cypherpunks@toad.com, e$@vmeng.thumper.com, dcsb@ai.mit.edu Subject: When did Mondex ever claim to be anonymous?
I've been researching the ways in which new payment systems incorporate anonymity, traceability, or identification, and the ways in which those properties are presented by various people to various people.
Recently I've been looking particularly at Mondex. I remember receiving the impression several years ago, when I first heard of Mondex, that it was purporting to be anonymous, or at least private. Now, however, I'm beginning a systematic analysis of their press releases and of press accounts, and I find very few references to privacy. One reference is in their web page FAQ, which says that Mondex transactions are "private, just like cash". Simon Davies, in his complaint to the British Trading Standards authorities, also cites this FAQ, claiming that it used to read "anonymous, just like cash". Davies also refers to an anonymity claim in the Mondex Media Pack. But I've found very little else that suggests that Mondex ever hyped privacy.
Can anyone give me an idea of how I got the idea that Mondex was making privacy one of its selling points?
David Phillips Visiting Instructor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan Doctoral Candidate, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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