Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists . He stopped by my office during a press tour to talk about ZipLip and its services. Our conversation started with the normal fuzzy yet pretty pictures that press tours are built on, but it quickly shifted to the deep dilemma that confronts anyone in the anonymous communications business. Apropos of the company's public launch date, ZipLip offers secure e-mail outsourcing services to individuals and organizations. Users connect to the ZipLip site using secure Web browsers to send and receive e-mail and to transfer files.
Individuals using the service can do so with identification or anonymously.
They may be less worried about being sure that old mail gets shredded, but they do not want outsiders listening in. But there are many reasons users may feel they need to send anonymous mail. Other people might use anonymous services for very different purposes. Child pornography, hate mail, electronic stalking and terrorism are commonly cited examples. People such as ZipLip's Kon are in a particularly tough spot.