Don't know if this has been mentioned on this list, since i'm, as usual, a little behind on my reading. I found this while out about this while reading alt.religion.scientology. The Guardian Angels have decided to enter cyberspace and make it safe for us all. They have a FAQ on the web - http://www.safesurf.com/cyberangels/ . How is this relevant to cypherpunks? From their FAQ: "9) What kinds of changes would the Guardian Angels / CyberAngels like to see? a) We would like to see an improvement in User identification. User ID is impossible to verify or trace back. The very anonymity of Users is itself causing an increase in rudeness, sexual abuse, flaming, and crimes like pedophile activity. We the Net Users must take responsibility for the problem ourselves. One of our demands is for more accountable User IDs on the Net. When people are anonymous they are also free to be criminals. In a riot you see rioters wearing masks to disguise their true identity. The same thing is happening online. We would like to see User ID much more thoroughly checked by Internet Service Providers." Since i'm can't do emphasis in ascii well, i'll quote the interesting sentence again - "When people are anonymous they are also free to be criminals." I've never been a fan of anonymity, but it does have it's legitimate uses. allen