From: ddt@lsd.com (Dave Del Torto)
Date: Wed, 25 May 94 21:13:49 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Response to Uni's "Lawsuit" Message
Message-ID: <199405260413.VAA27583@netcom.netcom.com>
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At  8:07 am 5/24/94 -0700, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
>How about this, instead:  A company called "ID Anonymous, Ltd." sets up in
>a business secrecy jurisdiction.  It buys Internet access accounts in bulk
>from DGS, Netcom, etc. (ID1, ID2, ID3, . . .).  It then resells them to
>people living in the service territories of the various access providers.
>ID Anonymous, Ltd. collects monthly fees from all of its sub-users.  It
>pays the Internet provider a single check each month for the monthly fees
>of all its anonymous account.  Under such a system, there is no weak
>link.  If a user misbehaves, DGS or Netcom can cut off the offending
>account, but nobody can reveal the identity of the underlying user.  By
>being located in an offshore jurisdiction, ID Anonymous, Ltd. is not
>susceptible to lawsuits or rubber hose techniques.  QED.

I like it.  I'd be willing to participate and refer users to the service.

   dave