This comment is somewhat parenthetical, but one thing I am glad to see is that the cyberpunk/cypherpunk spirit that was so influential in the early days of the Internet has carried on over into today. There are areas -- important ones -- where anonymity and cryptography are necessary tools in addressing various wrongs, regardless of the objections of the state. That a mainstream journalism organization like The New Yorker has recognized this, and has found it important enough to implement a technical means of addressing, shows that the work of pioneers like Zimmerman, Assange, Schwartz, and many others have been fruitful over the long term.