1993-08-30 - Re: Apple planning to use Clipper chip?

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From: stig@netcom.com (Stig)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 679d0ebea4e529af41caa8564da0b1525728a8bc69e83c490990b671ab35c508
Message ID: <9308300206.AA20871@netcom3.netcom.com>
Reply To: <9308292002.AA01284@netcom5.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1993-08-30 02:08:36 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 29 Aug 93 19:08:36 PDT

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From: stig@netcom.com (Stig)
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 93 19:08:36 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Apple planning to use Clipper chip?
In-Reply-To: <9308292002.AA01284@netcom5.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <9308300206.AA20871@netcom3.netcom.com>
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> 
> The fact that Apple is reviewing the "key escrow" proposals probably
> implies other hardware makers are as well. This suggests a whole
> behind-the-scenes movement to get Clipper/Skipjack/Capstone key escrow
> chips designed into PCs, probably in the communications/modem/network
> subsections.
> 

It's quite fortunate, then, that the PC market is not monopolized as the
Macintosh market is.

    Stig


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