Re: WWW representation of Real World? (I hope not)

From: KPJ (kpj@sics.se)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 05:57:15 MST


It appears as if Brian Atkins <brian@posthuman.com> wrote:
|
|Doug Jones wrote:
[...]
|> My reputation is valuable to me, but in order to build up a reputation, I
|> have to be (surprise surprise) reputable. Anonymous posters must fight an
|> uphill battle for this.
|>
|
|Sure sure, no question. But with the Freedom software for instance
|you can switch between your "identities" in an exceedingly easy
|manner. So when you want to flame someone, switch to your other
|nym and flame away without hurting the rep of your main nym. You
|can have your cake and eat it too.

Assumption: You refer to Freedom software by Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.

And now: Questions, questions...

[0] Zero-Knowledge Systems Inc. seems to be Canada based.
           Does the Canadian government allow it to sell "sophisticated
           cryptography" to non-US countries? If not, the Freedom software
           would become less interesting, wouldn't you say?

[1] Can one trust their Freedom Network[tm]?

[2] How can one be sure that ZKSI does not collect the data one sends
           through their software, unless one gets the program source?



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