-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today's Lesson from Everything is Under Control by Robert Anton Wilson Crypto-Anarchy Crypto-space labels that part of cyberspace invisible to government snoopers--the high-tech equivalent of the survivalist communities of the far right. As Timothy May writes: Strong cryptography, exemplified by RSA (a public key algorithm) and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), provides encryption that essentially cannot be broken with all the computing power of the universe. . . . Digital mixes, or anonymous remailers, use crypto to create untraceable e-mail. . . . Digital cash, untraceable and anonymous (like real cash), is also coming. J. Orlin Grabbe comments: The government doesn't want you using cryptography, because they want to know where your money is, so they can get some of it. And they don't like you using drugs, unless the government is the dealer. Virtual communities with virtual cash already exist in crypto-space. The first non-interest-bearing, non-taxable virtual money came into existence in Vancouver in 1983 and had spread as far south as San Diego by 1990. No visible trace of the idea moving further east has been found, but that doesn't mean that it isn't happening: They may be growing even more cryptic. . . ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
