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- From: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (Bill Stewart +1-908-949-0705)
- Subject: Re: A Copper Balloon
- Organization: Sorcerer's Apprentice Cleaning Services
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:33:27 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com's message of 10 Nov 92 15:27:49 GMT
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- In article <1dokdlINNd4l@transfer.stratus.com> cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) writes:
- Yes, the gov't can break it -- but is much less likely to abuse it if it
- knows that a log of all taps is being recieved by the ACLU and the NYTimes
- and the heads of both major political parties prior to any session key
- being released (as part of the protocol for session key release).
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- Only the two (identical) major parties? Boring! And the NY Times is
- scarcely better. At least the ACLU is a start.
- You really need to give it to the Libertarians, the Greens, the Reds,
- Pacifica News, Ralph Nader, the Weekly World News, and enough
- rabidly independent organizations that the government won't abuse it.
- --
- # Pray for peace; Bill
- # Bill Stewart 908-949-0705 wcs@anchor.att.com AT&T Bell Labs 4M312 Holmdel NJ
- # Nov 12 - Anniversary of Indonesian massacre in East Timor, 1991
- # Indonesia first invaded in 1975, and about 1/3 of the people have been killed.
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