re the escrow database in article apr shearson com pmetzger snark shearson com perry e metzger writes each of the two escrow databases fits conveniently on a single very valuable exabyte tape this can only get easier with time but who cares i can already hold all the clipper keys in the country in my pocket on two mm tapes excellent point and there s a related point i d like to make they ll have to back up these databases themselves won t they how many tape copies will there be and how secure will the tapes be if they store them off site it wouldn t be too hard to hijack them in transit if they re all kept on site one good bomb attack by some group intent on freeing us from the threat of government snooping will take care of the problem once and for all i can see it now hi we re from the government and we um misplaced our copy of your key could you mail us a copy
