17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Roy M. Silvernail says:
In list.cypherpunks, Tim strikes gold:
(Personally, I think the "volunteer" aspect is at fault here: tens of thousands of users use it for "free," while the software can't be rewritten or maintained adequately. Why not a commercial service? And the same arguments apply, as always, for the Cypherpunks model of remailers.)
Is this not the killer app that would get ecash off and running? A commercial service selling cyberspatial privacy and accepting anonymous ecash for the service sounds like a natural!
The problem is not a need for a killer app -- there are dozens. The obstacle is regulatory problems, and finding a large and reputable sponsoring organization (like a big bank). Perry