Vint Cerf: Traceability

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Vint Cerf: Traceability
> Date: August 6, 2018 8:53:53 JST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
>
>
> Vint Cerf: Traceability
>
> https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2018/8/229771-traceability/fulltext
>
>       "This suggests to me that the notion of traceability under
>       (internationally?) agreed circumstances (that is, differential
>       traceability) might be a fruitful concept to explore. In most
>       societies today, it is accepted that we must be identifiable
>       to appropriate authorities under certain conditions (consider
>       border crossings, traffic violation stops as examples). While
>       there are conditions under which apparent anonymity is
>       desirable and even justifiable (whistle-blowing, for example)
>       absolute anonymity is actually quite difficult to achieve
>       (another point made at the Ditchley workshop) and might not be
>       absolutely desirable given the misbehaviors apparent anonymity
>       invites. I expect this is a controversial conclusion and I
>       look forward to subsequent discussion."
>
> - - -
>
> While I have frequently called for greater accountability in key
> aspects of Internet operations (in particular, public access to WHOIS
> domain data except in limited circumstances), I fear that in the
> general case Vint's Traceability proposal would mostly gladden the
> hearts of bad governmental players in countries such as China, Russia,
> and even here in the USA. It basically amounts to an escrowed identity
> system, a concept that has been widely and appropriately criticized in
> the encryption arena. Given that a significant degree of anonymity is
> crucial for human rights advocates and others who live in areas of the
> world that are routinely under government oppression, I do not see
> obvious ways that Vint's proposal could be implemented without
> innocent parties being even more at the mercy of oppressive
> governments than they are today.
>
> --Lauren--
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