Arthur Chandler <arthurc@crl.com> said:
What I find odd is the number and vehemence of posts ON A LIST DEVOTED TO ENCRYPTION saying "Hey, it's a fact of life, accept it" -- even dragging out Machiavelli's profoundly mistaken "if you can't enforce it, don't prohibit it."
I don't understand your point. If it really is impossible to prevent people from creating multiple anonymous identities, what good does it do for any or all of us to say that we abhor the results? I grant you that there will be bad effects...but what precisely do you suggest we do about it? If you think that people *can* be somehow limited to a single anonymous identity, you'd best explain how you think so. If on the other hand you agree that such a limitation can't be enforced, then I fail to see your point at all. Doug