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Ras says that once the privacy features are fully utilized by the end-use then no one in the world can figure out who you are.<<

Right. And I bet you can get a good deal on a Hamas leader's used cell-phone...

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Despite what Ras might say about ES5, there is a large element in the P2P community that question the claims made by Ras. Some even go as far as to suggest conspiracy theories about the reason for ES5's existence. Ras's view is that he understands why people may view a middle eastern company in this light, given the current political climate in that area, but was obviously quick to dismiss any hidden motive. <<

"Trust us" If you wanted to plant a trojan on a lot of machines, wouldn't free movies be a great way to do so? They could open source their code, and still have a biz model, since they run central servers (until the MPAA DoS's them). Either they are naif, or they are clever and exploiting others naivite ------ "A person may act psychotic to 'protect' himself from the conscious awareness that he really is psychotic" ---Charles V Ford, MD CNS News Aug 2003 p 51