[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services
General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time coming up with a method that works for most needs. "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a funded e-gold account (although I just got an idea to minimize this :), the good news is an exchange provider (or anyone) can have a field on their website that says: To help us serve you faster and cheaper, enter your reputation service here: Or send your reputation to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have designed a flexible and open format so that anyone can send and receive a digitally signed reputation (to some degree or another - its version 1). Not perfect of course, but one can convieniently get a good feel about a person in a short time AND (maybe) have a public way to say the individual was a bum while alerting others to this. Will generating this reputation be a lot of work? No. It is a byproduct of a normal activity we all do. ps. I really respect the way SR has handled the recent questions. I am sure if we had the option of privacy friendly services we all would use them. Instead we need to do a lot of research or create them along with the business we are creating too. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services
At 6:06 AM -0800 12/30/00, Jeff Fitzmyers wrote: General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time coming up with a method that works for most needs. "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a funded e-gold account (although I just got an idea to minimize this :), the good news is an exchange provider (or anyone) can have a field on their website that says: Disclaimer: I'm somewhat-peripherally involved in Jeff's project, and I'm a big fan of it also. I'm speaking (as usual) only for myself here. ... Will generating this reputation be a lot of work? No. It is a byproduct of a normal activity we all do. Actually, one business (MetalSavings) appears to have operated by the owner's individual opinion of (among other things) postings to this list. Once, long ago, on the basis of my writings, a very interesting person snailed me a few thousand dollars worth of really cool stuff.* I think that I'd trust a number of list members with gold, some of whom I've never seen/met. I suspect others feel the same way. ps. I really respect the way SR has handled the recent questions. I am sure if we had the option of privacy friendly services we all would use them. Instead we need to do a lot of research or create them along with the business we are creating too. I think/hope that a variety of services may spring up. Some may be cheaper, for example, in exchange for giving up your SSN or letting others email you once in a while. I personally don't like the use of SSNs for identification, either, but in spite of the law itself, they are used primarily for that, and a service that's large and available and using them now is likely to be less expensive than a new, possibly- ideal-for-privacy-fans, service. Sellers of privacy on the 'net have, in the past, seen disappointing results (see ZKS) compared to expectations, and therefore buyers of privacy should probably remember the TANSTAAFL principle. JMR * What was shipped to me were Comsec 3DES (now Starium.com) telephone encryption devices. I've been testing it out, and they work ok (but not perfectly). Needless to say, someday soon I hope these neat little devices will be available for e-gold from someone. IMNSHO widespread usage of these devices could solve a lot of the privacy problems mentioned by others recently here. I'm still not sure on the price for these, but they won't be $99 like I'd hoped, for the near term. I plan to buy the device I'm testing, if they let me. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services
He had just been scammed by five individuals utilizing PayPal. So much for trusting those you do not know If the light was turned-on, you'd probably find that those 5 individuals sending payments through PayPal are, in fact, the same person. Craig --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services
"Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a funded e-gold account (although I just got an idea to minimize this :), I have no problem with spending metal. For this to work in the long run, a profit has to be made. I'm not worried about getting my money's worth. I meant as in lowering barriers for initial use. It's no fun to go to a site and have to do a bunch of stuff before you can participate. I am thinking of giving a small local loan of ~ 50-100 mg so people can participate immediately. (If this is confusing, just wait a week :) BTW, exchange providers can easily generate a reputation too. Participation should be very low cost and hopefully really fun too. I don't believe it can to be perfect in the beginning. It's probably impossible. It can be refined/improved/changed as feedback comes in. Great going, Jeff. Thanks! I am so excited to get this project out the door. Although very interesting to design, it has been quite a challenge. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services
At 11:21 AM 12/30/2000 -0600, Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange wrote: Jeff, . I really respect the way SR has handled the recent questions. I am sure if we had the option of privacy friendly services we all would use them. Instead we need to do a lot of research or create them along with the business we are creating too. I could not agree more! Does anyone from E-gold or GSR ever post on these *e-gold* discussion lists? Maybe they are afraid of getting beaten up eh? ;-) Actually, while many have slammed Standard Reserve, I personally want to thank everyone for their opinions. It is the only way we will improve. One of our staff was taken aback with one of the comments, and thought we should discuss the issue privately. I disagree wholeheartedly. Your comments, both pro and con are invaluable to us. Right now we are investigating using other means to track identities rather than SS#. As I stated before, I am a list junkie, and really understand the value. Thanks again George __ George Matyjewicz, Chief Executive Officer Standard Reserve Corp. -- Atlanta, GA Acct# 120018 Tel: 770-300-3070 Ext 2818 World Wide Currency for the World Wide Web http://www.standardreserve.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
