17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Can anyone explain what use this theoretical "time-sensitive" crypto box would be good for?
Suppose you die.
Suppose you get "silenced", or carted off by big brother for thought crime. A defense: if you try to silence me, this info gets plastered all over the net. Suppose you discovered a polynomial time factoring algorithm (dream on:-), and wanted to sell it to the highest bidder - what odds that the NSA would try to obtain it and silence you? Time-release would be useful for such things. Adam