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- From: sysevm@nsrvan.vanc.wa.us
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- Subject: Re: PGP and real criminals
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.112308.60@nsrvan.vanc.wa.us>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 19:23:08 GMT
- Article-I.D.: nsrvan.1992Nov21.112308.60
- References: <1992Nov20.092807.13613@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <1ej1fsINN5ad@morrow.stanford.edu>
- Organization: National Systems & Research, Vancouver WA
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- In article <1ej1fsINN5ad@morrow.stanford.edu>, castor@drizzle.Stanford.EDU (Castor Fu) writes:
- > With all the talk about "suspected" child molesters, etc. I thought I
- > would bring up one point. How do people feel about restricting cryptographic
- > privileges of people once they have been convicted of a particular
- > set of crimes?
- >
- > It seems to me that once a person has violated certain rules, e.g.
- > child molestation, insider trading, etc. one might restrict their
- > access to tools which are particularly useful towards those ends,
- > e.g. guns, crypto etc.
- >
- > After all, in the case which is being discussed, hadn't this person
- > been previously convicted of child molesting?
- >
- > --
- > Castor Fu, (foo@leland.stanford.edu)
-
- With all due respect,
-
-
- Let me get this straight. YOu are suggesting that convicted felons are required
- to give up their privacy even after their terms are up. I don't see the
- differience between this and requireing them to wear a transmitter at all times
- so that the LE staffers can listen in at random without due process (in
- principal). Felons have rights. (Yes, I know about no guns for felons but how
- was the constitution bypassed here?)
-
- Let me suggest some reading. First, try 'Lacey and Friends' as a look at what
- the USA as a police state might be like, Then tell us if it is
- relevent.(author???) Next, Try Poe's 'A Cask of Amontillado'. Think of the host
- as the US government, The guest as the US people, and the bricks as small laws
- of restriction.
-
-
- Regards, Ethan
-