> while giving the powerful minority as little information as possible about who's criticizing them or organizing against them.
I find it hard to believe that a system that requires a central issuing authority in order to work does not simultaneously create a perfect tracking mechanism by those in power.
Also, unless you take extreme measures, I think it's best to assume that if the government wanted to look pretty much everything you say on the internet is tracable to you - you can't escape the physical aspects of the internet - in the end, for people who have access to the hardware, I find it hard to see how you can simultaneously remain anonymous and have your traffic routed.
In the end if you want accountability for content that other people say, then you also have to accept that accountability yourself - real ids.
For example, let's say your scheme worked - I could hire out my identity to a lobbying company - not a problem as the content won't be linked to me - but I get paid while there bot posts stuff on my behalf. At the end of the campaign I change my nym and break the connection between the last campaign and the next.
However if that was a realID all you could do is be a paid lobbyist - but you'd have to be personally comfortable with what you are saying and you'd find it harder to pretend to be a veteran speaking from experience or whatever.
I find it hard to believe that a system that requires a central issuing authority in order to work does not simultaneously create a perfect tracking mechanism by those in power.
Also, unless you take extreme measures, I think it's best to assume that if the government wanted to look pretty much everything you say on the internet is tracable to you - you can't escape the physical aspects of the internet - in the end, for people who have access to the hardware, I find it hard to see how you can simultaneously remain anonymous and have your traffic routed.
In the end if you want accountability for content that other people say, then you also have to accept that accountability yourself - real ids.
For example, let's say your scheme worked - I could hire out my identity to a lobbying company - not a problem as the content won't be linked to me - but I get paid while there bot posts stuff on my behalf. At the end of the campaign I change my nym and break the connection between the last campaign and the next.
However if that was a realID all you could do is be a paid lobbyist - but you'd have to be personally comfortable with what you are saying and you'd find it harder to pretend to be a veteran speaking from experience or whatever.