At 12:31 AM 8/2/95, John Young wrote:
A Foxhole-atheist swears Pat Robertson said last night that his new book warns of a "digital cash society" and massive theft by cyber-criminals. Did any believer hear this, or know if this is what he prognosticates for e-cash bedevilment?
I didn't see this, but even if I did it's not likely the subtleties of digital cash societies would be explored. There is the "digital cash society" we fear as an Orwellian surveillance society, with all transactions recorded. This is perhaps the future Robertson fears. There is the "digital cash society" based on Chaumian schemes and untraceability, similar to a "hard cash" society without proofs of identity at every stage, and I suspect Robertson would find much to like about this. (There are also the implications which Robertson might recoil at, too. :-}) So, hearing that "Pat Robertson is warning against a digital cash society" is not too worrisome to me. I suspect he means the stuff about Big Brother tracking us and the Number of the Beast, and so on. Don't forget he came out strongly against Clipper, early on. --Tim May .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@sensemedia.net | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-728-0152 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Corralitos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."