7 Apr
1993
7 Apr
'93
1 a.m.
Public kiosks are OK as a simple and moderately effective technique for assuring anonymity, and they're ideal for a security-naive person who is unable to verify the security of a more complex system. But for my own use, I am much more confident in the security guarantee given by encryption on a portable computer and anonymizing using Chaum-style remailers...
Indeed. By definition, a public kiosk is in a public area, with open access to all including the Bad Guy's agents and investigators. And tracking people's physical movements in public places is an art that investigators have had many years to refine and perfect. Many more than, say, factoring large RSA public keys... Phil