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Re: your mail
[email protected],in writes -
> The police can listen in anyway... In fact, so can anyone. And it's much easier
> for the police to listen in now, than it will be after Clipper.
>
> Joe 6-pack may not really worry about Clipper. In fact, Joe 6-pack may even be
> persuaded by Dr. Denning that Clipper will only be bad for criminals.
>
> As much of the public does not necessarily share our objection to Clipper,
> which is a matter of *principle*, really. The only people who might be
> adversely affected by Clipper *in practice* are those who are lulled into a
> sense of false security that Clipperphones are secure, when they're not.
> Joe 6-pack is not even likely to *buy* a Clipperphone, he's quite happy talking
> to Jill over plaintext lines, and hasn't yet raised a furour over the LE right
> to (after 'due procedure') listen in to the *plaintext* lines.
I'm fairly "lipped-sealed" when it comes to most chit-chat, keeping my
big mouth shut. I ususally chime in when least expeected, and when most
insidious.
You, on the other end of the spectrum, seem to have a desire to open
your mouth without a deep understanding of the encryption dilemma.
That's okay.
Cypherpunks objectives totally "fix" your subjective scenario(s).
Dig around a bit...
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Paul Ferguson
Internet Engineering tel: 703.904.2437
Herndon, Virginia USA internet: [email protected]