The problem: a) If you do business with unidentified people, you can be dragged into their crimes, you can be swindled, and you can help crime in general prosper. b) If you force identity and audit trail of all people, you leave people no way to bypass pseudocrimes such as being unwilling to be bled white by elected thieves. Plus you have to raise your prices to cover the workload of playing detective over every transaction. Analysis: The main problem with (a) assuming you're smart enough not to buy into a scam is that of unidirectional anonymity. They know and can tell that they dealt with you; you don't know them from Adam. So the solution focusing on (a) is *bidirectional anonymity*. For example an automated MM system that matches "want to buy" against "want to sell" in such a way as to make an audit trail impossible. The problem with (b) comes in two parts: first, the state requiring you to prevent pseudocrimes, second the waste of time and effort. To the first part, the solution is validated pseudonymous reputation. To the second, an external service providing reputation services. You only deal through them, and so you can evaluate the trustworthiness of a mask without being required to inform on its wearer. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
