re screw the people crypto is for hard core hackers spooks only in article warlord apr deathtongue mit edu warlord mit edu derek atkins writes the point here is not the specific instance of the wiretap chip rather it is like having the government telling you that they want a copy of your house key safe deposit box keys etc and telling you that they wont use them unless its totally neccessary i sure wouldn t want that why should encryption be any different actually the govrnment is telling you that if you want to use their product the manufacturer actually better yet some trusted pair of escrow agencies has to have the key most of us already are in this situation our car makers have keys to our cars or can get them quickly from the vin number and i have no doubt that if presented with a court order they d surrender copies to the government chances are that many locksmiths have the code numbers for house locks they ve installed and in an emergency can cut keys thus they d also provide such keys to the government pursuant to a court order the state has no difficulty gaining access to your safe deposit box if they have a court order bad analogy this is not to argue for or against the proposal but rather better distinctions are required in thinking about it than house key safe deposit keys etc david david sternlight great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our information errors and omissions excepted
