From: "L. McCarthy" <lmccarth@thor.cs.umass.edu>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 20:49:53 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Breaking into girlfriend's files
Message-ID: <199412230455.XAA07179@bb.hks.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Black Unicorn writes:
> If she gets burned using norton encrypt, perhaps she'll take the time to 
> learn about real encryption.  (I assume Norton's is trash)
> Short term privacy loss perhaps, but long term gain.

This sounds to me rather like saying:
"If the American public gets burned by accepting Skipjack as the crypto 
standard, perhaps they'll take the time to learn about real encryption."

I prefer the version where the American public doesn't get burned in the first
place. If Clipper has to be adopted before the public will learn about real
encryption, why are we bothering to try to promote it now ?  Shouldn't we be
backing Clipper wholeheartedly, to teach 'em a lesson ?

[...]
> The more I think about the above, the more I wonder if those on the list 
> have conflicting goals, that is, absolute privacy by agreement.  Are we 
> really that naive?  

I have ideals, yes. My deepest condolences if you don't have any.

- -L. Futplex McCarthy


- ---
[This message has been signed by an auto-signing service.  A valid signature
means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the
signature and forwarded.]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.6.2
Comment: Gratis auto-signing service

iQBFAwUBLvpYDyoZzwIn1bdtAQFfsAF+I9d0c12vWtLp+be+ybiP7X9obidXqIBQ
nnb5PkMVZYrms7gcJXgwBCH2irGzQrQ3
=Ssqh
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----