From: roy@sendai.cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 08:00:25 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Electronic Cash
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A pointer to an interesting article in comp.society.privacy.  The
Message-ID is <comp-privacy5.25.1@cs.uwm.edu>.

In comp.society.privacy, mckeever@cogsci.uwo.ca writes:

> Anonymity is not a problem with digital cash.

[...]

> CONCLUSION:  While the techology exists to mimick the anonymity of
> physical cash, it is extremely UNWISE to ignore the ease with which
> machines can be regulated by government.  Consequently, it is unwise to
> assume that the benefits of anonymity will continue if digital cash
> replaces physical cash, and even if they did, somehow, continue,
> taxation would still be quite easily done by regulating the possession
> and use of the machines that transfer credits from one entity to
> another.

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Roy M. Silvernail --  roy@sendai.cybrspc.mn.org
                   "I'm a family man, model citizen."
                                      -- Warren Zevon

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