slingshot anonymous access?

[atek3]

whoa, they aren't anonymous at all!
they gather
>cookie technology
>IP addresses
>dial-in phone number

boom all they need to watch you and come after you!

atek3

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip H. Zakas" <pzakas at toucancapital.com>
To: <cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com>; <hell at einstein.ssz.com>;
<austin-cpunks at einstein.ssz.com>; <cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: CDR: slingshot anonymous access?


>
> Has anyone tried a slingshot subscription yet?  It's a US-based ISP
> providing anonymous internet access (anonymous because it's pre-paid...no
> credit card required, you buy a cd from a store, use an enclosed code for
> access, and get 600 local dial-up minutes [or 200 ld minutes]).  It's
being
> sold at Staples and Compusa.  Their URL is www.slingshot.com.  I really
like
> this idea of 'anonymous' dial-up access...very similar to pre-paid isp
> access ideas in europe.  Are these business models going to survive long
> enough to invest my time/hassle to try this out?  I know AOL, Earthlink,
> MSN, etc. rely heavily on knowing a little about their customers to drive
> higher CPM revenues (difficult to make money on sub revenues only).
>
> phillip
>
>