On 4/28/11 9:40 AM, Johan Wevers wrote: >> Likewise, if I were married I would have a serious need for privacy in >> my communications with my wife: but my wife's identity would be part of >> the public record. > > Not when you're having an affair.
Err -- yes. Even if I'm having an affair, my wife's identity is part of the public record. Even if I'm having an affair I need confidentiality of communications with my wife, but not confidentiality of my wife's identity. (ObReminder: the preceding is a hypothetical. I am neither married nor having an affair.) The point being discussed is whether most people who need confidentiality in their messages also need confidentiality in the identities of their correspondents. I believe the evidence is lacking for this claim. There are certainly instances in which confidentiality of identity is important, but I never claimed otherwise: only that it seems dubious to me that *most* people who need confidentiality of messages also need confidentiality of identity. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users