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Re: Crypto Ban Talk @ G-7
Mike M Nally chimes in with:
> Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >
> > I have the text of the resolution passed by G-7 and Russia that
> > moves towards greater controls on crypto at:
>
> I just have to wonder whether these people expect their measures to
> really reduce terrorism, or if they simply expect to be able to
> identify and imprison/kill all the terrorists so that terrorism can
> be eliminated like smallpox.
>
> If the former, I'd say they're stupid, and if the latter, well, I'd
> say they're stupid.
None of this has anything to do with terrorism, or any of the other
'horsemen'. It has to do with the survival of national governments as
we presently know them. These people are not completely stupid.
Totally secure, world-wide data networks WILL spell the end of national
governments. This cannot be allowed. The horsemen aspect is just there
for popular consumption.
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