ecash Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World
One is that a seller does not have to know anything about me in order to accept cash. That makes money a better medium…
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David D. Friedman
One is that a seller does not have to know anything about me in order to accept cash. That makes money a better medium…
Note:VANTAGGI DEL CONTANTE. FIDUCIA
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better medium for small transactions, since using cash avoids…
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Note:EVITA COMMISSIONI
Note:EVITA COMMISSIONI
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money leaves no paper trail, which is useful not only for criminals but for anyone who…
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Note:PROTEGGE LA PRIVACY
Note:PROTEGGE LA PRIVACY
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The advantage of money is greater in cyberspace, since…
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Note:NELLO CYBERSPAZIO
Note:NELLO CYBERSPAZIO
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The disadvantage is less, since my ecash would be stored…
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Note:NIENTE CASSEFORTI
Note:NIENTE CASSEFORTI
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Despite its potential usefulness, there is as yet no equivalent of…
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Note:XCHÈ MANCA L ECASH?
Note:XCHÈ MANCA L ECASH?
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The reason is in part the hostility of governments to competition in the money business, and in part the…
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Note:RILUTTANZA DEI GOVERNI
Note:RILUTTANZA DEI GOVERNI
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giving at least one example of why it would be useful - for something more important than allowing men to look at pornography online without…
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Note:OLTRE IL PORNO
Note:OLTRE IL PORNO
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SLICING SPAM
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Note:IL PROBLEMA DELLE SPAM
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There is a simple solution to this problem - so simple that I am surprised it is not yet in common use. The solution is to put a price on your mailbox.
Note:MAIL A PAGAMENTO
Note:MAIL A PAGAMENTO
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Give your email program a list of the people you wish to receive mail from. Mail from anyone not on the list is returned with a note explaining that you charge five cents to read mail from strangers - and the URL of the stamp machine. Five cents is a trivial cost to anyone with something to say
Note:SOLUZIONE 5 CENT
Note:SOLUZIONE 5 CENT
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The stamp machine is located on a web page. The stamps are digital cash. Pay $10 from your credit card and you get in exchange 200 five-cent stamps - each a morsel of encrypted information that you can transfer to someone else who can in turn transfer it.
Note:FRANCOBOLLO
Note:FRANCOBOLLO
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If lots of strangers choose to send me messages, I can accumulate a surplus
Note:SOLUZIONE MAIL
Note:SOLUZIONE MAIL
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What is in it for the stamp machine - why would someone maintain such a system? Part of the answer is seigniorage
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Note:SIGNORAGGIO
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If your stamps are popular, many of them may stay in circulation for a long time - leaving the money that bought them in your bank account accumulating interest.
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Note:INTERESSI DEL SIGNORAGGIO
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Note:PUBBLICITÀ
Note:PUBBLICITÀ
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Note:QUANDO L ECASH
Note:QUANDO L ECASH
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Note:PRIVACY
Note:PRIVACY
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Note:CONTRAFFAZIONE
Note:CONTRAFFAZIONE
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Note:FIRMA DIGITALE
Note:FIRMA DIGITALE
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Note:CHIAVE PRIVATA
Note:CHIAVE PRIVATA
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Note:QUANDO LA BANCA PAGA
Note:QUANDO LA BANCA PAGA
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Note:COPIARE LA MONETA
Note:COPIARE LA MONETA
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Note:NUMERO IDENTIFICATIVO
Note:NUMERO IDENTIFICATIVO
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Note:NIENTE PRIVACY CON L ID
Note:NIENTE PRIVACY CON L ID
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Note:FIRMA CIECA
Note:FIRMA CIECA
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