Anon

[Robert Hettinga]

At 2:06 pm -0500 11/20/96, Roderick Simpson wrote:
>Who has made the strongest case _against_ anonymity on the Net that you
>have ever heard? Someone intelligent and theoretical rather than trapped in
>some child porn or commerce pov.

Actually, the "commerce pov" will probably be the one which kills all
arguments for anonymity. digital bearer certificates, like digital cash,
are always going to be cheaper than book entries.

Bearer certificates are the ultimate economic argument for anonymity. We
just couldn't implement them until Chaum figured out how.

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga

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