From: ferguson@icm1.icp.net (Paul Ferguson x2044)
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 93 16:22:20 PDT
To: hfinney@shell.portal.com
Subject: A valid, practical point
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Hal writes -

> It's ironic that L. Detweiler, who has played a major part in spreading
> awareness of Cypherpunks technology through his widely read Privacy and
> Anonymity FAQ, is suggesting that people should be limited in their
> use of this technology.  Still, the concerns he raises are going to be
> shared by many people, and we should try to be ready with technological
> solutions that are consistent with privacy protection.

.... And THAT is perhaps the most cognizant, practical and lucid
suggestion I have heard to date (not as an aside to those who have
proposed technical solutions, et al).

Let's face it -- the net will do nothing less than become larger, more
accessible, more complex and even easier to spoof, if a cryptographic
stop-gap does not materialize which provides a comfortable buffer for
those desire anonymity and those who are afraid of it.

We can do more than bicker amongst ourselves, cypherzoids.

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Paul Ferguson                                                               
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