It seems the FBI hopes the law will make a distinction between software that talks directly to the modem and software that doesn't. They note that PGP falls into the latter category, and thus -- they argue -- they should be permitted to snoop on PGP without needing a wiretap warrant.
However, if you're using PGP to encrypt email before sending, this reasoning sounds a little hard to swallow. It's hard to see how such a use of PGP could be differentiated from use of a mail client; neither of them talk directly to the modem, but both are indirectly a part of the communications path. Maybe there's something I'm missing. If you're using PGP to encrypt stored data only, though, then I can see how one might be able to make a case that use of PGP should be distinguished from use of a mail client. Does anyone know what PGP was used for in this case? Was it used only for encrypting stored data, or was it also used from time to time for encrypting communications? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]