Ed Gerck says: > In addition, we also need to avoid to add fuel to that misconception, > that encryption is somehow "dangerous" or should be controlled > as weapons are. The only function of a weapon is to inflict harm. > The only function of encryption is to provide privacy.
But that's not true - encryption has many other functions. Chief among these is secrecy, which is not by a long shot the same as privacy. The issue is not whether encryption can be used for criminal purposes or not, or whether encryption is "dangerous" (it can and it is - like any other technology, it crosses the boundaries of intent) - the issue is whether perceived restriction on the use of "illegitimate" uses of encryption is worth the limitations on the "legitimate" ones, and whether doing so will indeed solve the problem or simply make it worse. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
