Re: Remop inbreeding, or, the 'kidnap Len' attack

[Len Sassaman <rabbi@abditum.com>]

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Geoffrey Lewis Goodell wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 06:17:28PM +0000, Tim Haughton wrote:
> > If you fail to hand over the key/password, or tell someone, you can be
> > summarily imprisoned for 2 years. If you have forgotten the password, or
> > lost the key, you have to prove it. Which is great fun.
>
> I wonder if the following circumvention system is kosher: for every day
> that the Nazis have NOT gotten you (and you have thus not handed over
> your private key), send some sort of notification to the group.  Then,
> when they do get you, stop sending such notifications.  After a few days
> of no notifications, the group concludes that you are dead.

Meyer Wolfsheim proposed something like this on the Cypherpunks list. As I
recall, there was mixed interest.

However, in light of recent remop mishaps, I think it is a good idea.
Search out his post from a few months ago if you want to know more.