Bill Stewart writes:
> We've done remailers around here for a while, and extending the
> concepts to anonymizers does take some work - but the only thing that's
> rocket science is getting both security and efficiency at the same time.
> Having Ian around is a big help
> The hard part is making something that's a large enough network to be secure
> and reliable as opposed to a small bunch of volunteer hobbyists who
> periodically get kicked off their ISPs when enough complaints occur.
> I don't know that ZKS's business model will fly in the long run,
> but it's well thought out and worth a try.
Oh, it's certainly a wonderful science project.
On the practical side, however, my impression is that it has a bit of a
ways to go.
We have a ZKS user on one of the IRC channels I frequent. He thinks the
system is cool, but the huge latency is apparent in real time chatting,
and he gets dropped by the IRC server about every 15 minutes.
Since he's been on the channel as a real life person, his identity is not
exactly a well-kept secret, and he is generally greeted by, "Look
everyone! It's Ed trying to be anonymous again. (snicker snicker)"
Well, you get the idea.
Traffic analysis and mannerism recognition will always be the Achilles
heel of such schemes anyway.
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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
