Title: Feds patent onion routing (Was: Pentagon Hides Behind Onion Wraps)
> Declan wrote:
> Syverson, who is listed on the
patent with co-inventors Michael Reed
> and David Goldschlag, defended
the government's move. "It is a
> necessary step for those of us working
for the government to bring
> technology to the public," Syverson
said.
How about simply publishing a paper on the topic (and actually
I've been reading papers from the onion router project for several
years...since 1996??) Since when were patents necessary to 'bring
technology to the public'?
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