Re: EFF whitepaper

[Patrick W Gilmore <patrick () ianai net>]

On Nov 15, 2004, at 5:47 PM, Tom (UnitedLayer) wrote:

> > In a nutshell, email requires accountability. The EFF apparently 
> > thinks
> > that is too high a price to ask for email.
>
> I think you're missing the point. Anonymous communication saves lives,
> allows people to "blow the whistle", and in general it serves the 
> greater
> good to have it exist. Email already has an "audit trail" built into 
> it,
> and you can at least track it to some extent if you know what you're
> doing. Does email need a DNA signature for the sender? In my mind no, 
> you
> can get that if you use PGP signatures and look how few people actually
> use that.

I hate e-mail as much as the next guy, more probably, having spent real 
$$ and lots of time, hardware, effort, etc. in support of the cause.  
But even I have to say that 1 e-mail/minute is an OK price to let 
people send anonymous e-mail if it really will save lives.  And this 
absolutely does.

If you come up with a better solution, I'm all ears.

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TTFN,
patrick