JUDGMENT PROOFING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT Reply to: ssandfort@attmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert J. Woodhead quoted Nate who wrote, in part: Imagine if all your money . . . was tied up in anonymous accounts and that all your property was owned by digital pseudonyms (from whom you rented the property). To which Robert responded: . . . Do not be so quick to assume that these wonderful and interesting techniques we discuss will solve long-standing problems. . . . No assumption necessary, Robert. Non-digital variations of these techniques have been used successfully for generations. The rich and politically savvy have always seen to it that exposure to litigation and the burden of taxes fell only on the middle class. Computers, the nets and crypto technology just make it easier for the rest of us to get in on the same deal. Once critical mass is reached, governments can't survive. The end, not with a bang, but a whimper. As for all the other nasty things governments can do to you: Remember, they have to see you as a threat or a juicy victim before they can focus in on you. If you use traditional and electronic privacy techniques, there is very little likelihood that you will come to their attention. Low Profile = Minimal Hassle S a n d y
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Low Profile = Minimal Hassle
Bingo. However, please note that one difference between the past and the present is that the reason "hard" encryption is needed is because electronic communication is so inherently insecure. In the past, communications tended to be hard to intercept but easy to read, today the opposite is becoming true. Thus, the difference is that today, it's much harder to be discreet -- the encryption is a red flag. "What's he hiding?" And as any intelligence analyst can tell you, even traffic analysis can tell you a _lot_. Suggested Reading: The Spycatcher's Encyclopaedia of Espionage, by Peter Wright. VERY entertaining.
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