Re: chip-level randomness?

2001-09-18 Thread Pawel Krawczyk
On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 01:44:57PM -0700, Bram Cohen wrote: What is important, it *doesn't* feed the built-in Linux kernel PRNG available in /dev/urandom and /dev/random, so you have either to only use the hardware generator or feed /dev/urandom yourself. That's so ... stupid. Why go

Re: Which internet services were used?

2001-09-18 Thread Michael Shields
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These same people ignore the fact that the US economy, and indeed the world economy, could no longer function without encryption. I am not sure that it is accurate to say that the world economy will grind to a halt without

[FYI] FITUG urges political leaders to defend citizens' freedoms

2001-09-18 Thread Axel H Horns
http://www.fitug.de/news/pes/fitug-010918.en.html --- CUT - FITUG e.V. Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft FITUG urges political leaders to defend citizens' freedoms Tuesday's terrorist attacks were not only targeting

Re: FC: Majority of Americans want anti-encryption laws, poll says

2001-09-18 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 01:02:47PM -0700, John W Noerenberg II wrote: Does Princeton Survey Research Associates have a particular political agenda - or did they just blow it with this survey? I understand the survey may have been commissioned by Newsweek, but I hesitate to state this as fact

Re: FC: Majority of Americans want anti-encryption laws, poll says

2001-09-18 Thread Declan McCullagh
The survey was commissioned by Newsweek. An explanation from Princeton Survey Research Associates and the exact wording of the question asked (which did cover privacy and business impact) is here: http://www.politechbot.com/p-02530.html -Declan On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 04:34:45PM -0400, Declan