At 06:41 PM 2/26/00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Stefan Brands' thesis finally came yesterday from Fatbrain, almost two
>months after ordering. His techniques are very powerful and interesting,
>but unfortunately patented and hence of no practical value for anyone
>other than the one licensee. How different the world might be if he
>and Chaum had made their technology freely available.
>
>Brands has some very strong and brave words in his epilogue in favor
>of privacy, which deserve to be widely read:
Read *these* words. He has been compromised.
"Major banks have commented....
They think this is unacceptable.
Total anonymity is way too
much," Brands said. "I personally
would recommend that it be
[disabled]."
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,34496-2,00.html
