

      

      On 2/08/2011 7:49 AM, Tony Rutkowski wrote:

      > "Rights to anonymity." Surely
        you are joking.

        > 

        > In law, there is no such network based right. In
        technology, there is

        > no such capability.

      

      You're wrong there. European and Australian information privacy
      law 
expressly 
provides individuals with the
      right to transact anonymously. 

      

        > Like Scott McNealy said rather publicly in 1995 - Privacy:
        get over

        > it.

        > 

        > --tony

        > 

        > 

        > On 8/1/2011 5:38 PM, Stephen Wilson wrote:

        >> (3) If you use crime prevention as the rationale for
        taking away

        >> users' rights to anonymity ...