1994-04-18 - Re: Clipper Comparisons for non-geeks

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From: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (bill.stewart@pleasantonca.ncr.com +1-510-484-6204)
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Raw Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 21:17:39 PDT

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From: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (bill.stewart@pleasantonca.ncr.com +1-510-484-6204)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 21:17:39 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Clipper Comparisons for non-geeks
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> Well, one way I've described the clipper to a non-computer literate
> person is to have them imagine a situation where the government
> required that you gave them a copy of your housekey, and, if you
> decided to get a safe-deposit-box, they would get a copy of that, too.

Yep.  And your car keys.  And your bicycle lock.  And the bag you
deposit your store's money at the bank in.  And of course,
once non-Clipper crypto becomes illegal, if they can't find the escrow
key for your car, they'll just confiscate it - after all, you were
parking it on a public street.

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• 1994-04-18 (Sun, 17 Apr 94 21:17:39 PDT) - Re: Clipper Comparisons for non-geeks - wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (bill.stewart@pleasantonca.ncr.com +1-510-484-6204)
  • 1994-04-18 (Sun, 17 Apr 94 21:56:14 PDT) - Re: Clipper Comparisons for non-geeks - tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
    • 1994-04-18 (Mon, 18 Apr 94 08:29:54 PDT) - Re: Clipper Comparisons for non-geeks - Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
    • 1994-04-18 (Mon, 18 Apr 94 09:14:03 PDT) - State=Landlord - rarachel@prism.poly.edu (Arsen Ray Arachelian)