Great idea Tim. Write your Congressman. Explain why their preoccupation with encryption -- especially back doors -- is a _bad_ idea and suggest some good ideas. That's the way to keep the pol's from "nail guns." Implying that they are children, impresses no one. Dennis Eberl > From: Tim Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 19:55:47 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [EUG-LUG:2766] Re: US Congress already discussing bans on strong > crypto] > > ...only outlaws will have privacy... > > I actually started a frequency count before recognizing the pattern =P > > As poorly as our Government manages to keep secrets, the back doors > would be in the hands of China, Russia, and anybody friendly to them in > no time. If you build a backdoor, it will be found. Especially if > everybody knows that there must be one there. Make text encryption > illegal without a backdoor, and people wanting privacy will simply come > up with a different method of secure communication. > > Crippling security with back doors is a very dangerous mistake. I'm > thinking politicians should be kept away from encryption the way > children should be kept away from nail guns. > > TimH > > Seth Cohn wrote: >> >> Dennis, I gave you the site, and told you it was >> recent (like in the last few days). >> >> Do the f*ing work yourself. >> >> (and yes, I'm annoyed. So far, all of your >> responses are continued bullshit. You just don't >> get it. People have tried explaining a few >> times, and you're just missing it. >> >> The BARN DOOR IS OPEN. >> THE HORSES ARE GONE. >> THE COWS ARE EVEN GONE. >> >> And still our 'elected' leaders continue to rant >> on about how important it is to tie up the door >> and the horses. >> >> Encryption will NEVER be stopped. They can have >> my PGP keys when they pry them from my cold dead >> fingers. >> >> My stance on this is pretty clear: I'm a >> cypherpunk. >> >> When encryption is outlawed, >> bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl. >> >> Come back when you can read that. >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? >> Donate cash, emergency relief information >> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > >
