Login to what? I mean, sure, I have a login since I run my own W2K test lab at home, but J. Random won't be doing that. Since he can create as many personalities on his Windows XP Home or Pro boxes as he wants, he can create one for realworld use and one for his kewl 3l33t @ssMaSTr handle -----Original Message----- From: Roy M. Silvernail [mailto:roy@scytale.com] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:28 AM To: cypherpunks@lne.com Subject: RE: MS adds their two bits to the credentialing of America On 7 Jun 2001, at 9:55, Paul E. Robichaux wrote:

I don't think that anti-nymity is a bias, it's just an unfortunate side effect. Most consumers want single sign-on. Microsoft wants to give it to them. If you don't like it, you can always get the same effect by using a nym and those nifty prepaid Amex cards you can buy at 7-11.

OK, I can buy that. But would it be wild speculation to predict that the online identity eventually gets tied to the Windows user login? This still doesn't prevent nymity (barring biometric logon and prevention of multiple accounts using the same biotoken, but I don't want to go too far afield), but it makes it less convenient. By the time J. Random Luser realizes he wants (needs?) to nymify, the barriers to entry are in place. The third 'E'. -- Roy M. Silvernail Proprietor, scytale.com roy@scytale.com