re new encryption algorithm in article c rdq v chinet chi il us schneier chinet chi il us bruce schneier writes unlike the cia the nsa has no prohibition against domestic spying read bamford s the puzzle palace we had a senior nsa scientist in cambridge at one of our workshops recently in fact he was here when the clipper announcement was made but we didn t learn of it till after he d gone he said on this point that he was forbidden by law to monitor conversations between us nationals and he is a chap who is very precise about his choice of words so i don t expect he d have any qualms about monitoring a domestic us conversation if one of the parties was an alien however it got me thinking of the navajo code talkers just imagine hello is that the iraqi mission in new york this is the iraqi foreign ministry in baghdad i am farouq hussein us citizen social security number so and so yes indeed this is the new york mission mustafa jadid speaking also a us citizen my social security number is such and such here is our report on activities against the satan clinton ross this one is easy they tape the conversation call the fbi or secret service you see activities against the satan clinton could be construed as a threat against the president of the united states i am sure they nsa fbi ss have enough judges in their collective pockets to have a warrent before the call is over jeff hupp internet jhupp shockwave win net medowglen apt ad contract programming novell houston texas network design and support voice the best govenment doesn t me
