> Nothing here is secret. The goal is just to provide certain anonymity > to those that may wish it.
Exactly. > I cannot authenticate you and therefore secret communication makes no Nor can I authenticate you. I have no idea if you are the original anonymous poster, nor do I know that you are really what you claim to be. > sense (and you could be Gordon and messaging to your private key has > same legal consequences as e-mailing directly to you, soliciting you > to commit a crime ... is teaching crypto a crime yet ?) It does make sense that I would wish to communicate in secret -- it allows for more freedom in the exchange of information between us. In chosing this particular forum for holding this discussion, you have guaranteed that many people who might otherwise be willing to respond to such a solicitation are unwilling to reveal themselves. Saying "fuck you" to the silent watchers is easy if you're anonymous. Alas, it looks like we'll be doing this the hard way... > The event will be a series of 2-hour afternoon/evening sessions, with > computer video projector and a whiteboard. The goal is to enable Who is funding this? Are these sessions free? > typical crypto-illiterate computer users to use PGP and disk encryption > software. CDs with free crypto software will be distributed to those > that swear that they are US subjects (we plan to make it requirement for > all attendees - the aim is to educate, not to challenge laws.) What laws would you be challenging? Teaching classes on PGP to citizens of countries to which PGP can be legally exported shouldn't be challenging anything. It appears that you think you are doing something far more naughty than you really are.
