Thanks noibl, that's very generous of you. Besides being as self-conscious as anyone might be when publishing a bit of writing, I knew that I was writing for two separately critical audiences (computer security experts and those who would tend to brush off most privacy advocates as unnecessarily alarmist) which made it considerably more daunting. You put it quite well yourself, though: let's at least try. The defeatist attitude many people take toward privacy (and I'll be the first to admit, I do it too sometimes) is at least as concerning to me as the privacy challenges themselves, but I really do believe we stand a fighting chance on both fronts.

My exchange with jmillikin didn't continue, unfortunately, but I really do want to discuss exactly what we're building with anyone who will listen--there will be more information on the website soon enough but I would love for anyone who reads this to email me any time. My email is in my profile.