From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:32:24 -0800 (PST)
To: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Subject: Re: Anon
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On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Robert Hettinga wrote:

> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:07:35 -0500
> From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
> To: Roderick Simpson <rod@wired.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
> Subject: Re: Anon
> 
> At 2:06 pm -0500 11/20/96, Roderick Simpson wrote:
> >Who has made the strongest case _against_ anonymity on the Net that you
> >have ever heard? Someone intelligent and theoretical rather than trapped in
> >some child porn or commerce pov.
> 
> Actually, the "commerce pov" will probably be the one which kills all
> arguments for anonymity. digital bearer certificates, like digital cash,
> are always going to be cheaper than book entries.
> 
> Bearer certificates are the ultimate economic argument for anonymity. We
> just couldn't implement them until Chaum figured out how.


Wait... I didn't catch the above.

Which is a pro-anonymity and which a con-anonymity argument?

> 
> Cheers,
> Bob Hettinga
> 
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