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1997-12-04 - Re: Superdistribution development/release

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From: “Brian W. Buchanan” <brian@smarter.than.nu>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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UTC Datetime: 1997-12-04 06:04:33 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 14:04:33 +0800

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From: "Brian W. Buchanan" <brian@smarter.than.nu>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 14:04:33 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Superdistribution development/release
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On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, William H. Geiger III wrote:

> For practical reason data must be in the clear in memory at some point in
> time. Also the data must be transferred into some type of peripheral so
> the user can do somthing with the data (read text off a monitor, print a
> document, listen to music, ...ect).
> 
> This is the biggest failings in these systems. Once the user has the
> ability to decrypt the data the game is lost. One does not need to break
> the crypto system as they give you the keys with the product!! 

Ut oh.  Now the government is going to protect us from the new Horseman,
copyright violators, by mandating diskless network computers that run
only government-approved software.  We can't let those awful hackers
unlawfully disassemble software for the purpose of stealing other data,
now can we?  After all, it's for the children... and this solves that
pesky strong crypto problem too.

-- 
Brian Buchanan                                      brian@smarter.than.nu

No security through obscurity!  Demand full source code!
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