[10488] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
I will not comply!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (R. A. Hettinga)
Thu Feb 21 14:47:31 2002
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:52:33 -0500
To: Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>,
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From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:44:15 -0800
To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
From: Steve Schear <schear@lvcm.com>
Subject: I will not comply!
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I'm not sure how many of you made it to RSA, but their authentication
requirements rubbed me the wrong way for a conference originally dedicated
to both privacy and security. From the looks of things its gone beyond big
"S" and little "p" to all "S" and no "p".
To test their resolve and have a bit of fun while at it I decided to show
up wearing Groucho glasses. At first the processors greeted me with a
nervous giggle, but when I insisted I be photographed with the glasses on
the said I had to appear as I do on my driver's license. So, I removed it
from my wallet and 'lo I was wearing Groucho glasses on my DL as well
(amazing what a photo-realistic printer and adhesive paper can do). At
this point they knew they either had to call security or let me enter in
disguise. They decided the latter and I entered mustachioed. They asked
that I continue to wear the glasses after entering.
When I approached the door monitors they challenged me and my
credentials. After inspecting the picture ID and verifying its likeness
they stepped aside. A few of you may have seen me on the show floor so
attired. My Groucho glasses were a hoot. I brought lots of smiles to
people's faces. I think I had the best time ever at a conference.
If you'd like a .jpg of my ID card let me know.
steve
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R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com>
The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
"... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity,
[predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to
experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
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