re clipper serial numbers need nd court order in article apr princeton edu mg cs princeton edu michael golan writes something that no one has discussed yet or i missed it the fbi sets up a wiretap after the court order was handed only at this point they can access the line and detect the serial number n what happens next does the fbi simply asks for the keys for n and since a warrant was issued for the line the fbi simply gets it what if multiple phones are used from the same house the fbi just asks for n n etc exactly who is to prevent the fbi from claiming some other serial number x was also used over the wirtapped line and get the keys for x either a second court order for the specific serial key is required and i have seen no indication of this or the fbi can effectively ask for any pair of keys at any time so the escrow key holders are a total fake two safeguards the fbi could be asked to produce the law enforcement block to the escrow agencies and associate it with a particular court order if the thing comes to trial the defense attorneys can probe this issue closely it is not too different from proving that the speaker on a legal wiretap is the person the court order covered putting it another way this question is not very different from the pre clipper question what s to prevent the fbi from getting a court order to tap al capone and then using it to tap jonathan livingstone seagull instead david david sternlight great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our information errors and omissions excepted
