[87461] in Cypherpunks
Re: Why? (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Frantz)
Wed Oct 1 12:20:09 1997
In-Reply-To: <199710010249.VAA17613@einstein.ssz.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 22:54:15 -0700
To: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>,
cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Reply-To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
At 7:49 PM -0700 9/30/97, Jim Choate wrote:
>My original question still stands, why would I or any other party choose to
>use an anonymous remailer for anything other than the original 3 items I
>mentioned previously.
Black Unicorn uses a nym to express opinions he expects his coworkers and
acquaintances would not like. Anonymous remailers can be used for the same
purpose. I have heard of people's posts being brought up in employment
interviews. A rational person might want to express controversial opinions
anonymously.
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