On 4 May 2011 09:58, Toon Verwaest <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/04/2011 09:53 AM, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote: >> >> On 04 May 2011, at 09:41, Toon Verwaest wrote: >> >>> On 05/04/2011 07:20 AM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote: >>>> >>>> this is because they are forced to do so because of a new law in the us >>>> about crypto. >>>> Believe they do not like that. >>> >>> What law is that, and why? Sounds interesting :) >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_in_the_United_States >> >> Basically, encryption is a weapon. >> >> Sven > > Uncrackable encryption will allow drug lords, spies, terrorists and even > violent gangs to communicate about their crimes and their conspiracies with > impunity. We will lose one of the few remaining vulnerabilities of the worst > criminals and terrorists upon which law enforcement depends to successfully > investigate and often prevent the worst crimes. > For this reason, the law enforcement community is unanimous in calling for a > balanced solution to this problem. >
hahaha.. what a moronic excuse. "We don't want you to be able to encrypt your data, because you might be a terrorist" but actually: "We don't want you to be able to encrypt your data, because then we can't watch over you and your private life" :) > Seriously? ROFL > So soon you can't ssh to the states anymore? :) > > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
