On Tue, 19 Apr 1994, Jim Sewell - KD4CKQ wrote:
name/id. Safe at last, or are you? What if "they" analyzed all the ATM machines in that general area and got a report of everyone who withdrew Gun_Price + 0-to-100 dollars. (Spending money). They could narrow it down and eventually, since they suspect you anyway, get your pix from the ATM video camera. Take this to the gun man and you're id'd.
My point? Does everyone do what I do... carry little cash and when you want to buy something with cash go to a machine and take it out within an hour of your purchase? It seems to me if this is typical then we need to look at changing that habit since it can lead someone to you, albeit with great difficulty.
Jim, I am so glad I am not as paranoid as you. It would make my life a very distubing and scarry place to be. I am also glad that you *are* that paranoid, because I wouldn't have thought of that and it's the kind of thing that at least needs to be _mentioned_ in any serious discussion of security, privacy, anonymity, etc... even if it is hard to do anything to deter such a determined and powerfull (hopefully imaginary) opponent. Next time I make an illegal puchase, I'll be sure to have my picture taken at an ATM 10 miles away *at the same time* as the purchase is being made. If 'the infamous they' attempt such a corrolation, they will discover proof posotive that I did *not* make said purchase! <g> Happy Hunting, -Chris. ______________________________________________________________________________ Christian Douglas Odhner | "The NSA can have my secret key when they pry cdodhner@indirect.com | it from my cold, dead, hands... But they shall pgp 2.3 public key by finger | NEVER have the password it's encrypted with!" cypherpunks WOw dCD Traskcom Team Stupid Key fingerprint = 58 62 A2 84 FD 4F 56 38 82 69 6F 08 E4 F1 79 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------