On cell "remailers": Why resend the cell signal? Why not instead set up a generic phone call resender, which could be used by cell users and non-users alike? As long as you use the call resender for all of your important calls, the feds (and others) will find it very difficult to figure out what cell phone ID to triangulate or home phone number to tap
Exactly. And I think this brings the remailing concept full circle. Wasn't the basic idea invented for telephones way back in (alcohol) Prohibition days? As I recall, a device called a "cheesebox" connected two phone lines. When a call came in on one line, it went back out on the other. You'd place a cheesebox in some third party's back room, e.g., a restaurant owner who was paid for the privilege and to keep his mouth shut. If the cops traced a call, it would lead them to the restaurant owner, who would tip off the bootleggers. Does anyone have any historical references for these things? I think it would be fun to see how an earlier age made use of anonymous remailers based on a much simpler technology. Phil