An anonymous reader writes "The New Jersey legislature is considering a bill that would require operators of public forums to collect users' legal names and addresses, and effectively disallow anonymous speech on online forums. This raises some serious issues, such as to what extent local and state governments can go in enacting and enforcing Internet legislation."

As well as serious First Amendment issues regarding political speech, the most highly protected of all in the US. Of course, with the national and state executives continually attempting to grab more power, legislators willing to cede responsibility to the Supremes, and a good chunk of the Supremes believing in a living Constitution, that protection ain't what it used to be. But for those with the ability to use it, strong crypto provides comfort where faith in our fellow man lets us down.