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1996-11-21 - Re: Anon

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Message Hash: 1de839ccb9bc43f32ff3542650488fdb1f9ea844b0f3bc37cf3fc4238a645194
Message ID: <v03007802aeb982a161f1@[206.119.69.46]>
Reply To: <v03007808aeb93101f7b7@[206.119.69.46]>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-21 04:49:37 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 20:49:37 -0800 (PST)

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 20:49:37 -0800 (PST)
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Subject: Re: Anon
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At 10:31 pm -0500 11/20/96, Black Unicorn wrote:
>> Actually, the "commerce pov" will probably be the one which kills all
>> arguments for anonymity. digital bearer certificates, like digital cash,
             ^^^ Oops. Belay that. "against" goes here...

>> 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?

Sorry about that...

Emily Latella, RIP


Cheers,
Bob Hettinga


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