1996-11-19 - Monitor Radio Talks Crypto-FUD

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-11-19 18:06:42 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:06:42 -0800 (PST)

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:06:42 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Monitor Radio Talks Crypto-FUD
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The FUDgine keeps rolling down the track...

Looks like Monitor Radio's promoting 56-bit encryption. Reporter's name is
Duncan Moon.

Quotes a guy quoting Blaze (not mentioning Matt). Calls 56 bit encryption
"puny in the future", but not now.

The article talks about hardware as giving keylength economic legs, with
some logic I can't quite fathom...

Cheers,
Bob

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