re once tapped your code is no good any more in article a rubin dsg dse beckman com a rubin dsg dse beckman com arthur rubin writes i wouldn t think so asking people to trust a secret algorithm seems unsound to me maybe so but it s quite common there are millions of macintosh users who have no idea what s in apple s patented roms many have modems connected how do you know all your business secrets aren t being stolen answer because you trust apple because if any such attempt however sophicsticated came out it would destroy apple s credibility forever in the clipper case a representative body of experts is going to be allowed to audit it and we ll have assurances maybe even from the president that other than the escrowed keys there are no back doors while some may not have confidence in that i am not among them it s a lot more assurance than we get for many things we routinely trust in everyday life david david sternlight great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our information errors and omissions excepted
