17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
But this question comes up often enough that I'm afraid I'm missing something. Why would offline systems be more useful?
Anonymity. Digital Cash, in theory, works like Federal Reserve Notes. Financial transactions can be carried out between individuals with out a bank as an intermediary. Therefore, there is no record of the transaction. One doesn't have to smear one's fingerprints all over cyberspace to buy a used bicycle for their child or pay off a Super Bowl bet. -- PGP PUBLIC KEY via finger! JAFEFFM Speaking & Thinking For Myself! * eagle@deeptht.armory.com email info@eff.org * *** O U T L A W S On The E L E C T R O N I C F R O N T I E R **** ***** Committed to Free Public Internet Access for World Peace *****