whoa, they aren't anonymous at all! they gather
cookie technology IP addresses dial-in phone number
boom all they need to watch you and come after you! atek3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip H. Zakas" <pzakas@toucancapital.com> To: <cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com>; <hell@einstein.ssz.com>; <austin-cpunks@einstein.ssz.com>; <cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:54 AM Subject: CDR: slingshot anonymous access?
Has anyone tried a slingshot subscription yet? It's a US-based ISP providing anonymous internet access (anonymous because it's pre-paid...no credit card required, you buy a cd from a store, use an enclosed code for access, and get 600 local dial-up minutes [or 200 ld minutes]). It's
sold at Staples and Compusa. Their URL is www.slingshot.com. I really
being like
this idea of 'anonymous' dial-up access...very similar to pre-paid isp access ideas in europe. Are these business models going to survive long enough to invest my time/hassle to try this out? I know AOL, Earthlink, MSN, etc. rely heavily on knowing a little about their customers to drive higher CPM revenues (difficult to make money on sub revenues only).
phillip