10.12.1. There's been a lot of media attention given to this, especially pedophilia (pedophilia is not the same thing as porn, of course, but the two are often discussed in articles about the Net). As Rishab Ghosh put it: "I think the pedophilic possibilities of the Internet capture the imaginations of the media -- their deepest desires, perhaps." [R.G., 1994-07-01] 10.12.2. The fact is, the two are made for each other. The untraceability of remailers, the unbreakability of strong crypto if the files are intercepted by law enforcement, and the ability to pay anonymously, all mean the early users of commercial remailers will likely be these folks. 10.12.3. Avoid embarrassing stings! Keep your job at the elementary school! Get re-elected to the church council! 10.12.4. pedophilia, bestiality, etc. (morphed images) 10.12.5. Amateur Action BBS operator interested in crypto....a little bit too late 10.12.6. There are new prospects for delivery of messages as part of stings or entrapment attacks, where the bits decrypt into incriminating evidence when the right key is used. (XOR of course) 10.12.7. Just as the law enforcement folks are claiming, strong crypto and remailers will make new kinds of porn networks. The nexus or source will not be known, and the customers will not be known. - (An interesting strategy: claim customers unknown, and their local laws. Make the "pickup" the customer's responsibility (perhaps via agents).
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