1995-11-03 - Re: FBI seeks huge wiretapping system

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From: Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>
To: hallam@w3.org
Message Hash: b79798a9bd3c6c7a15430294a8d2e81359a57179aede2c3e2820165aedacc393
Message ID: <199511031743.MAA09044@universe.digex.net>
Reply To: <9511021709.AA03831@zorch.w3.org>
UTC Datetime: 1995-11-03 21:43:58 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 05:43:58 +0800

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From: Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 05:43:58 +0800
To: hallam@w3.org
Subject: Re: FBI seeks huge wiretapping system
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hallam@w3.org writes:
>It is a fair point that just because technology has changed the 
>nature of the game it should not mean that wiretaps cease to be 
>possible.

No it isn't.  If someone builds a "cone of silence", traditional audio
surveillance becomes impossible.  Why should wiretaps be any
different?  Strong crypto is the "cone of silence" for digital
transmission.

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      • 1995-11-03 (Fri, 3 Nov 1995 09:38:32 +0800) - Re: FBI seeks huge wiretapping system - hallam@w3.org
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