IP: Privada, Identity Escrow?

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>From: Austin Hill <austin@zeroknowledge.com>
>To: "'apowell@freedomforum.org'" <apowell@freedomforum.org>,
>         "'farber@cis.upenn.edu'" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
>
>
>The News.Com and ZDnet articles seem to miss that this is a privacy system
>based on Identity escrow scheme, whereby Privada keeps track of your
>information and provides it in the case of warrants.
>
>NYTimes reports,
>
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/biztech/articles/16data.html
>
> >Web Incognito differs from other anonymity software in two
> >important ways. It covers all Internet activity, not just Web
> >browsing or e-mail, for instance. And the identity it protects
> >can be shared with police officers who have appropriate
> >warrants.
> >
> >"Our service is for protecting the privacy of consumers, not for
> >hiding criminals or criminal activities," said Barbara
> >Bellissimo, Privada's chief executive. While she said the
> >company expected to take some heat from privacy rights groups,
> >she added, "We felt it would be irresponsible not to give law
> >enforcement agencies the information if they have valid
> >warrants."
>
>This of course ignores the growing trend of using civil discovery motions
>(Scientology/WorldNet; Raytheon/Yahoo; ITEX/Yahoo; Philips/Yahoo) to get
>access to this data without having to go through the trouble of burden of
>proof.
>
>-Austin
>
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