re re re clipper chip from article cyberia win net by johnston cyberia win net robert johnston encryption technologies are currently reguarded as arms by the feds hence the export ban while the second is under enough attack for guarrentteing our rights to fire arms perhaps we should reflect on this as well perhaps fire arms are not the only weapons covered under the second amendment hmmm i wouldn t consider encryption to be a weapon how would the government classify encryption seems to me that encryption ought to be covered by the first amendment using this line of reasoning the government shouldn t be able to restrict what data people encrypt and what encryption algorithms they use because this would be restricting one s freedom of speech in other words encrypted data text graphics or other information is just another form of free speech for this reason the government shouldn t be able to regulate the use of encryption algorithms and encrypted data the only time the government should be able to force someone to reveal his or her encryption keys for some encrypted data is when the encrypted data in question may be something that isn t protected by the first amendment such as kiddy porn even in a case like this the government should be required to get a search warrant before coercing someone into revealing the keys btw what encryption methods are considered to be state of the art nowdays have the feds relaxed export restrictions on des yet also is des still regarded as a good form of encryption robert johnston johonston cyberia win net scott kennedy brewer and patriot before david koresh is a cheap thug who interprets the bible through the barrel of a gun atf spokesman after the atf is a cheap thug who interprets the constitution through the barrel of a gun me batf cigarette cops fbi fuehrer s bureau of incineration
