From: Tim Griffiths <T.G.Griffiths@exeter.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:30:00 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: Use crypto, face a death squad
In-Reply-To: <87761312106967@cs26.cs.auckland.ac.nz>
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In message <87761312106967@cs26.cs.auckland.ac.nz> Peter wrote:

> 
> There have been various rumours and comments over the past few years that
> the 
> use of crypto in certain countries (Syria, Iraq, possibly China) is very 
> dangerous for the end user, but very little actual evidence to substantiate
> this. 
> [snip, with reference to Iraq]
>  He can't remember the exact details any more, but the implication was 
> that any encrypted messages sent to them would result in them quietly 
> dissapearing.

So a possible consequence of someone from Iraq being obnoxious on a
mailing list, to someone in the know, could be several PGP-encrypted
mails dumped in their inbox... A little extreme, for us gentles, but the
threat should be effective.

Of course, spamming every Iraqui email address you could find with encoded
mail could cause a _lot_ of trouble.


Tim G.