Re: DAM_lin

[jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>]

At 02:10 PM 7/23/96 GMT, John Young wrote:
>   7-23-96, WaPo: 
> 
>   "The Cryptography Wars." Op-Ed By Kenneth W. Dam and 
>   Herbert S. Lin 
>    Indeed, only a fully open 
>      and inclusive public discussion can lead to the national 
>      consensus upon which any successful cryptography policy 
>      will depend. 
>   http://jya.com/damlin.txt  (6 kb) 

I've pointed out (primarily to Sternlight) that the whole concept of 
referring to it as a "cryptography _policy_" biases the discussion.  
"Policies," in this usage, are the functions of governments.  Countries 
don't necessarily have any need to have a "policy" on cryptography.  In 
fact, one could argue that in a country where freedom of speech is in 
effect, no sort of restrictive "policy" has any place.

Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com