> I have a close relative who [...] he says that the CIA/FBI/NSA/ATF > will almost assuradly _NOT_ violate the escrow rules (in other > words, they _will_ get a warrant for the key halves_)[....] Considering that most if not all of these TLA's can obtain warents through the Federal Inteligence Survelance Court, it's not suprising to hear they have no intention of violating the escrow rules. brad