[118214] in Cypherpunks
e gold, anon cash w/ pins, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Wed Sep 22 00:55:43 1999
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 06:34:55 +0200 (CEST)
Message-Id: <199909220434.GAA31243@mail.replay.com>
From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
At 09:06 PM 9/21/99 -0000, Secret Squirrel wrote:
>https://www.e-gold.com/unsecure/privacy.htm:
>
> But it would be irresponsible for us to attempt to
>conceal information from the government - such actions could potentially
>expose customer metal to risk of confiscation.
Heh. Mr "Obs Anon" worried about this too. Cryptnomicon didn't
explore this as much as it could. (NB: your island needs to have enough
contacts and resources to continue to exist (food, oil, etc.) despite
US/UN (is there really any difference?) economic embargo.)
Stephenson did deal adequately with physical security, but the economic
and quality-of-life on the isolated island get interesting. For
instance, how does the local support for the economy react to the
occasional tomohawk?
>It is hoped this review of privacy considerations will help to dispel any
>misconception that e-gold[tm] affords a mechanism for laundering money
I am ga-ga over your lucid explanations of currency backing and
your proactiveness in confessing your sins. May RAH bless you, even
if FinCen has you by the short hairs.
MetalMonger
