>CONCLUSION: >To really do something about untraceability you need to be >untraceable. Draw this graph I outlined. Think about where the >markets are for tools for privacy and untraceability. Realize >that many of the "far out' sweet spot applications are not >necessarily immoral: think of freedom fighters in communist->controlled regimes, think of distribution of birth control >information in Islamic countries, think of Jews hiding their >assets in Swiss bank accounts, think of revolutionaries >overthrowing bad governments, think of people avoiding unfair >or confiscatory taxes, think of people selling their expertise >when some guild says they are forbidden to.
>Most of all, think about why so many efforts to sort of deploy >digital cash or untraceability tools have essentially failed >due to a failure of nerve, a failure to go for the brass ring. ----------------------- Very good analysis, Mr. Schear. Very cogent. I believe e-gold and a few other providers of e-currency understand these concepts (without admitting it). The biggest fear is not whether companies such as e-gold will become popular or not. They will. The fear, at least from my perspective, is how soon big brother government will intervene. ===== Liberty Impact! Check out this free, hard-hitting weekly newsletter about privacy, liberty, offshore banking, tax avoidance, e-currency, and discussions about how to stop governments from tearing down individual liberties. Follow this link to sign up for free: http://www.topica.com/lists/LibertyReserveNews __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-gold.com/stats.html lets you observe the e-gold system's activity now!
