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IP: Re: dejavu -- Hijackers' e-mails were unencrypted


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 20:03:38 -0400


From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu>
To: farber () cis upenn edu

> Ed Gerck <egerck () nma com> suggests
> >I suggest this would be a much more efficient way to reduce the
> >misuse of our communication networks. For example, if one email
> >address under surveillance receives email from X, Y and Z, then
> >X, Y and Z will also be added to the surveillance. Even if
> >everything is encrypted, people and computers can be verified.
> >

In other words, let's legitimize guilt by association?  How long will it
take for the transitive closure thus computed to include everyone on the
internet?

Mary



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