Re: Civil Disobedience

["TD - Sales International Holland B.V." <td () salesint com>]

I heared that the european parlement also have a motion on crypto. They want 
it so that the makers of the crypto software can also decrypt it easily. I 
wonder where the point of encrypting then goes...... Those things will leak 
if they don't leak they will be discovered elsewhere.. These are bullshit 
laws, just totally deny crypto then, in which case the underground will write 
it and it will still be used.

pointless...

regards

On Monday 15 October 2001 20:56, Jose Nazario stuffed this into my mailbox:
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Joel Rivers wrote:
> > What civil liberties are we giving up?  Since when is hacking,
> > virus-writing, and website defacing a civil liberty?
> >
> > I'll say that the "increase in government surveillance authority" is
> > the primary area of concern in regards to "losing civil liberties" in
> > this bill. If anything, this is the area we should be focusing our
> > concern, not on harsh penalties for those who are attempting illegal
> > behavior.
>
> the use of crypto, ie in PGP, and the research into vulnerabilities
> definitely qualify as free speech in many arenas. these laws has the
> potential to compromise that civil liberty.
>
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> jose nazario                                               jose () cwru edu
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