1993-02-09 - Compressed/Encrypted Voice using Modems

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From: Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <9302091709.AA25872@soda.berkeley.edu>
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UTC Datetime: 1993-02-09 17:12:00 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 9 Feb 93 09:12:00 PST

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From: Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 93 09:12:00 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Compressed/Encrypted Voice using Modems
In-Reply-To: <9302082123.AA00695@servo>
Message-ID: <9302091709.AA25872@soda.berkeley.edu>
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>By the way, just to bring this back to crypto, everyone should be aware
>that not only did Claude Shannon establish modern information theory,
>he also wrote a seminal paper that established much of modern cryptography.

Not only that, he was single handedly responsible for the 15 minute
delay rule in reporting stock market transactions.  Evidently he
applied information-theoretic techniques to the data and was able to
make a load of money at it.  I have no references on this, and would
love to see some.

Eric





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