From: IN%"stewarts@ix.netcom.com" "Bill Stewart" 16-MAR-1996 01:55:32.07

Depending on the details of Ian's method, I don't think the debate needs to be taken to the public, or even done - it may simply be a done deal once the technology's out there. If Mark Twain Bank or Merita Bank or the Federal <Exonive-Deleted> Reserve wants to offer Digicash(tm) with Payee-Non-Anonymity, they can always make it a contractual requirement that their payees not use anonymity techniques in return for being paid.

Wouldn't the viability of such a clause depend on the anonymizing scheme in question? If the bank's cooperation isn't needed (i.e., going through a proxy), then such a limit would be empty. -Allen