properties of FV
Nathaniel Borenstein
nsb at nsb.fv.com
Thu Dec 15 14:20:48 PST 1994
Excerpts from fv: 15-Dec-94 Re: properties of FV Andrew
Lowenstern at il.us. (718*)
> > This goes back to the two kinds of anonymity that you so usefully
> > defined in your earlier message. These small transactions would
> > have counterparty anonymity -- all that the seller knows is your
> > first virtual id, which is essentially a user-chosen pseudonym --
> > but not issuer anonymity.
> That would make this counterparty pseudonymity, not anonymity. The merchant,
> while not knowing the true identity of his clients, is still able to
> correlate the transactions of individual accounts (and must be able to under
> FV's policies). A malicious merchant, for instance, could recognize that a
> particular account is more interested in certain types of information and
> charge accordingly.
Good point. I stand corrected, at least as far as the terminology is
concerned. However, as far as the particular malicious-merchant
scenario is concerned, I must say I'd be skeptical about any merchant
who didn't tell me the price up front, *before* he asked me for my
account-id... -- Nathaniel
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