At 02:05 PM 7/29/99 -0400, Robert Hettinga wrote:
The more money people make with internet commerce, the fewer legs
totalitarians will have to stand on when they call for the
criminalization of strong cryptography.
I wish I could agree with you. I think, however, that your thesis holds
only
It can only be resolved by software and hardware designers choosing
to integrate it seamlessly into their products with or without the
permission of their rulers.
To some degree this is happening in the Open Source community, but in
order to make strong crypto ubiquitous for, e.g., cell
Lucky Green writes:
[Before a reader replies with an argument based on a claim that strong
crypto is in the process of becoming ubiquitous, please take a look at your
phone. Does it perform 3DES encryption? Do the phones of the majority of
Phone? Why do I need a stupid phone if there's
Of course the German government will submit to US demands. Understand that
at present, crypto isn't an immediate thread to USG's interests, despite the
claims to the contrary by both crypto advocates and the government.
The US and its allies have made certain that virtually every piece of
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 07/27/99
at 09:17 PM, John Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
use of the Internet to distribute encryption products
will render Wassenaar's controls immaterial."
The bitch is getting a clue. :)
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William
[Forwarded because no one has brought up this notion in a while. My
problem with it is that most people don't seem to like the 2nd
amendment any more so this can hardly help to popularize the cause. My
feeling is that the 4th and 5th amendments have more potential
protection in them. --Perry]
I recognize that this issue is controversial, unless we address
this situation, use of the Internet to distribute encryption products
will render Wassenaar's controls immaterial."
Gee, I thought Reinsch said it didn't matter that encryption software
was distributed on the Internet because
