1993-08-27 - Key Escrow Anecdote…

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From: wayner@cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-27 17:57:52 UTC
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From: wayner@cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner)
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 93 10:57:52 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Key Escrow Anecdote...
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I was speaking with an international crypto consultant
who told me this story about a business with an office
in a South American country. They decided to start encrypting
their link. Within a week, a team of soldiers burst through
the door and smashed the encryption hardware to bits. On
the way out, they asked, "What are you trying to hide from us?"

-Peter





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