Re: privacy is a feature (Re: [Asrg] desirable characteristics of source tracking)

["Alan DeKok" <aland@freeradius.org>]

Hadmut Danisch <hadmut@danisch.de> wrote:
> Imagine you're sitting at home and 20 times a day people
> come into your living room asking you to buy penis enlargement
> devices. Is this still covered by the right to do anonymous
> communication?

  No.

  This is 100% the point I'm trying to make.  Any system which is
*designed* to be open to such widespread abuse is broken.

> I have the choice only between paying and not using e-mail
> at all? Do you call that freedom?

  I had an argument like that with a U.S. libertarian.  He said "Spam
is free speech!"  I said "That's nice.  Spam is preventing *me* from
speaking.  What about *my* free speech?"

  His reponse?  "Oh."

  Alan DeKok.
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