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Outlawing Encryption under PATRIOT II
From: Dave Farber <farber () trial danger net>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 08:58:20 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Outlawing Encryption under PATRIOT II Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 08:11:52 -0500Dave - sobering article that brings to mind visions of PGP's woes in the 1990s.....the government STILL doesn't get it when it comes to cyber-crime
and techno-policy, does it? -rick Infowarrior.org http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29538.htmlThere is nothing like the fear of weapons of mass destruction to bring out weary old legislative proposals. Earlier this month, it leaked out that the Justice Department was considering a broad expansion of its investigative authority, including the creation of new criminal offenses, ostensibly to assist in the fight against terrorism. Many of the proposals contained in
the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003" had nothing to do withfighting terrorism, but would substantially increase penalties for such mundane offenses as wire fraud or claiming too many deductions on a federal
tax return. < - snip - > If you order a book from Amazon.com and fail to pay state tax, the SSLsession with Amazon supports a five year felony. [RFF - I'd also include
using GSM cell phones with the built-in encryption....] < - snip - > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29538.html --farber ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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