From: Ernest Hua <hua@chromatic.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:01:31 -0800 (PST)
To: letters@sjmercury.com
Subject: News: Panic! Internet is full of terrorists!
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I'm really sick and tired of this hypocritical bullshit from our
executive branch.  On one hand, we have FBI + CIA + NSA crying
terrorists and child pornographers can get away with their crimes if
networks are secured with cryptography.  On the other hand, we also
have presidential panels crying that our networks are vulnerable to
terrorists if we don't do some serious security overhauls.

What the *#@!! do they want?  If you outlaw security software, then
stop whining that the networks aren't secure!  If you want secure
networks, stop whining about the encryption "problem".

Either the network is secure or it isn't.

YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!

Ern

-------- QUOTED ARTICLE FROM: San Jose Mercury (Jan 31, 1997)

 PRESIDENTIAL PANEL WARNS OF CYBERATTACK THREAT

 Critics charge danger overstated, could lead to unwarranted
 intrusion on Net

 Published: Jan. 31, 1997

 BY RORY J. O'CONNOR
 Mercury News Washington Bureau

 WASHINGTON -- The United States faces a serious risk of
 cyberattacks against vital computer-controlled networks,
 attacks that could threaten the nation's security or
 economy, according to a presidential commission evaluating
 the threat.

 [SNIP]

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Ernest Hua, Software Sanitation Engineer
Chromatic Research, 615 Tasman Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1707
Phone: 408 752-9375, Fax: 408 752-9301, E-Mail: hua@chromatic.com