Re: Why are we here? What are our goals?

--On 2004-1-29 7:52 PM -0800 Adrian Hunsdon <[email protected]> wrote:

> I agree there are circumstances where anonymity may be acceptable but
> in these cases it is most definitely not.

Prior art exists for "anonymous cash" transactions. In a three-way 
handshake, the seller can prove a buyer did, and the buyer can prove he 
paid, and both can remain anonymous, while still allowing an ombudsman 
to mediate disputes in the transaction. I would have to go dig for the 
references on this, but I'm sure Google would give everyone a head 
start. E-mail is a similar application, and I'm certain we can leverage 
off that prior art, although I'm also sure there are patent issues 
involved. It's still worth investigating, though.

--lyndon