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1994-07-24 - Re: Stalling the crypto legislation for 2-3 more years

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From: Dave Banisar <tc@phantom.com>
To: “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@netcom.com>
Message Hash: 411d4624d71c0a12263d0a90e73bd4eceaa5672a9f47c44f83705bb0b80bde8b
Message ID: <Pine.3.89.9407241042.A25001-0100000@mindvox>
Reply To: <199407222015.NAA09556@netcom4.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1994-07-24 14:43:33 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 24 Jul 94 07:43:33 PDT

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From: Dave Banisar <tc@phantom.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 94 07:43:33 PDT
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Stalling the crypto legislation for 2-3 more years
In-Reply-To: <199407222015.NAA09556@netcom4.netcom.com>
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> 
> I'd hate to see EFF, CPSR, and EPIC all "brought into the tent" on
> this one, having seen how Kapor and others got so enthralled by the
> Digital Superduperhighway that a bad idea got pushed along more than a
> little bit by them.
> 

I cant speak for the other organizations mentioned but I can guarantee
that EPIC is not in the least bit interested in supporting key escrow
systems. For a privacy advocate to determine to best way to do key escrow
is like a death penalty opponent choosing between gas or electricity.

I'd keep my eyes out for of the other players tho....

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