Re: Privacy (Was Re: Rant (Was Re: ...FTP...))

[Adam Shostack <adam () homeport org>]

Anonymity is damned useful.  Just ask the woman who is about to be
fired by the IRS for not covering her face when testifying before
congress.  Heck, ask any whistleblower about the usefulness of
anonymity.  Or ask someone who is being stalked if they like how many
details of their life are public.  Ask someone who wants an HIV test.

For more, see the marketing stuff at Zero Knowledge (www.zks.net) or
the Anonymizer (www.anonymizer.com)

Adam


On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 10:03:04AM +0000, John McDermott wrote:

| My question is: is there a benefit to deploying a system where we can 
| provide anonymity, but still authenticate?  That is, can I send a message 
| to a list, for example, as "Joe Blow", which is not my real name :-), but 
| still provide, say, a certificate in the name of Joe which assures the 
| readers that I am Mr. Blow?  Is there a benefit in that (or in other 
| anonymity for that matter)?

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"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once."
                                                       -Hume