On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Tim May wrote:
If there is not a value proposition for an information marketplace between the government and the private sector, there could be a value proposition within the private sector intelligence channels, moving closer to your "credit rating market" proposition.
English, please. Or at least Ebonics.
Her point, Tim, is that she doubts such a thing will ever be deployed widely or accepted, because she can't see a way for someone to make money at it. As presented, I think she's probably right. Nobody in conventional business is going to want to do a deal with someone when they can't create a legally enforceable contract. And "reputation capital" that would counteract that point to some extent depends on maintaining a consistent traceable pseudonym as someone who does something illegal, for decades, without getting linked to it. Bear