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Not key escrow, key recovery
>It is quite probable that this has been said before. In case it hasn't,
>however, I feel compelled to point out that mandatory key escrow/recovery
>could likely mean an economic disaster of unimaginable proportions.
(Underpaid clerk steals secret keys, etc.)
Wake up. It's not key escrow, it's key recovery. Every message will be
encrypted with a LEAF (law enforcement access field). This is an additional
recipient who can decrypt the message. No user or corporate secret
keys are escrowed. You're working with yesterday's scenario.
Anon