From: Declan McCullagh <declan@eff.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 13:02:24 +0800
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: (Fnord) Edupage, 10 September 1996
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Ah, but first we make the use of non-escrowed crypto a felony. Then if the
bad guys use it we can put 'em away for another five years. 

Simple.

No, really.

-Declan



On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:

> I'm preaching to the choir, but I can't resist.
> 
> >From Edupage, 10 September 1996:
> >A leading Clinton Administration official ... Michael Nelson, who adds 
> >that organized crime members are already some of the most sophisticated 
> >users of computer systems and strong encryption technology.  In addition, 
> >computer crackers will pose a more significant threat.
> 
> The bad guys already have strong encryption.  So why doesn't the Clinton
> administration immediately press for the widespread deployment of strong
> encryption to help defend us against the bad guys?
> 
> 
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