-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- A pointer to an interesting article in comp.society.privacy. The Message-ID is <comp-privacy5.25.1@cs.uwm.edu>. In comp.society.privacy, mckeever@cogsci.uwo.ca writes:

Anonymity is not a problem with digital cash.

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CONCLUSION: While the techology exists to mimick the anonymity of physical cash, it is extremely UNWISE to ignore the ease with which machines can be regulated by government. Consequently, it is unwise to assume that the benefits of anonymity will continue if digital cash replaces physical cash, and even if they did, somehow, continue, taxation would still be quite easily done by regulating the possession and use of the machines that transfer credits from one entity to another.

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