From: nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 08:50:23 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: [TARGET ACQUIRED] Cryptography in France
Message-ID: <199611211647.IAA15836@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
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At 4:46 PM 11/21/1996, Thomas Hennes wrote:
>I'm not an anarchist, nor am I illuminated. I'm a regular guy with a
>regular job. I'm simply tired of all these self-proclaimed important
>people that live in the fast lane with MY taxes. And crypto would be a
>mean for me to combat them more efficiently and to bring back some of
>that much-needed social equilibrium. And, the hell with it, I want
>GUARANTEED PRIVACY.

Here's our target!  France is the perfect testing ground for a
top-notch cryptoanarchist system.  Lots of computers, lots of smart
users, high taxes, and a police state.