> I will not participate in activities that require me to "identify > myself" to the government, or to be pre-vetted for attendance.
Just about all of the private-sector conferences I have attended require registration. The same goes for any decent hotel. Does this bother me? Sure it does, but the prospect of being monitored day and and day out on the internet bothers me more. While registration is an annoyance, let's remember what the real privacy battle is about: free use of strong encryption, freedom from unwarranted monitoring by systems like Echelon and Carnivore, freedom to conduct dialogue and commerce in a secure and anonymous manner if we so choose. We do our cause a disservice by finding devils at every turn. If we are perceived as zealots or extremists it becomes difficult to get people to listen. --mkb --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
