From: anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 05:06:34 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: taking electronic privacy into our own hands
Message-ID: <199512222026.MAA21559@jobe.shell.portal.com>
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On Fri, 15 Dec 1995, Eric Anderson wrote:

> 	Would it be possible to write a program ( i.e. a worm or
> Trojan) to ferret out personal information that is stored in databases
> and encrypt it?
>
> I was just wondering what such an undertaking would entail.

Actually, there is no need to write any such code.

AT&T distributes just such a beast to any and all comers.  It can take
personal information and send it out over a secure socket layer.

I think a couple of partners in crime, Cheswick and Bellovin of AT&T
research had a hand in its continuing distribution.

> Eric


Alice de 'nonymous ...               <an455120@anon.penet.fi>


                                  ...just another one of those...


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