From: "J. J. Larrea" <jjl@Panix.Com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 93 20:56:02 PDT
To: sea-list@Panix.Com
Subject: Wash. Post reveals nasty surprise
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Just received this snippet of an article in Sunday's Washington Post.
The authors are being contacted to see if permission can be obtained
to post the entire piece.

> Full cite is Washington Post Business section, pages H1,H4, Sunday, May 30,
> 1993.   Byline is John Mintz and John Schwartz, Washington Post staff writers.
> Near the end, it reads:
> 
> "Administration sources said if the current plan doesn't enable the NSA and
> FBI to keep on top of the technology, then Clinton is prepared to introduce
> legislation to require use of its encryption technology, which is crackable
> by the NSA, and to ban use of the uncrackable gear.
>    'It's an option on the table,' said a White House official."

Very scary stuff... clearly a strong reaction to the Clipper announcement
was *far* from overreaction.

- JJ