[90287] in Cypherpunks
Re: How anonymous?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rabid Wombat)
Mon Nov 17 23:07:31 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:21:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
To: Anonymous <anon@anon.efga.org>
cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <145e152a12d12c409f67fd9e4aaa33f4@anon.efga.org>
Reply-To: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
It would seem that if you are able to profile Dick's writing style to
such a degree that you can verify that a post is from Dick, then I can
profile Dick's writing style in such a way as to accurately mimic Dick.
On the other hand, if you knew Dick, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
On Fri, 14 Nov 1997, Anonymous wrote:
> > It seems that if Dick has a certain vocabulary,
> > uses a certain sentence structure, etc., and
> > regularly posts using a nym, that this form and
> > content could be traced to Dick, so the likelihood
> > of the post coming from him and not Jane would
> > be that much increased.
>
> This is true. Probably most people know who I am.
>
>
