re once tapped your code is no good any more in article strnlghtc who fk netcom com sci crypt alt security comp org ieee strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes 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 david neither or apply with the government though the feds unlike apple have repeatedly demonstrated that trust is an unsafe thread on which to hang your freedom why because unlike apple in the govt has no credibility to lose i m serious about this one can name just about any agency the irs rtc fcc faa fbi nsa cia and find numerous examples of the public trust run roughshod over worse one can rarely find in such examples any serious consequences to the offending agency even supposing we could get a reign on trust somehow there s always the matter of competence in govt agencies can they even trust themselves mel p s i was amused when you mentioned the usda as an example of an agency capable of managing the an escrow i m a consultant to the usda and while those i work with are wonderful grin the agency itself is ranked in industry publications such as govt computer news as one of the worst caretakers of its computer resources recently prime time live did a long segment on the usda s computer troubles they are making a concerted effort to change but intentions don t make a track record mel beckman internet mbeckman mbeckman com beckman software engineering compuserve ventura ca voice fax you can observe a lot just by watching yogi bera
