Re: Stewart Baker on new crypto rules

[Jon Galt <jongalt@pinn.net>]

> On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Hal Finney wrote:
> 
> Just so we are all clear about what HP is up to: in August, 1996, I
> attended a presentation by HP's policy person. He was touting the
> anti-four horsemen properties of HP/TIS/unnamed other's "voluntary" "key
> recovery"  system. When I pointed out to him that voluntary GAK could not
> possibly defend against criminals using strong crypto, since such
> criminals are unlikely to register their keys with the "escrow" agency, he
> replied: 
> 
> "There are many 
> possible interpretations of the words 'voluntary' and 'mandatory'."
> 
> I am willing to testify to this under oath.
> 
> I don't know what dictionary HP is using. Orwell himself must have 
> written it.

Try Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Edition.  The IRS uses it all the time.