re clipper crap in article kckluge apr krusty eecs umich edu kckluge eecs umich edu karl kluge writes in article apr csus edu sphughes sfsuvax sfsu edu shaun p hughes writes encryption s dual edge sword encryption helps to protect the privacy of individuals and industry but it also can shield criminals and terrorists we need the clipper chip and other just a random passing thought but can anyone cite a documented use of encryption technology by criminals and terrorists excluding the iran contra gang sure the rum runners in prohibition see kahn s the codebreakers the irony was they were using better codes and key security than most governments were yes great chapter elizabeth friedman sp comes shining through however the chapter also notes that these rum runners invented their own crypto hired ex military folks in fact how s that for a revolving door now given that today s rum runners coke runners actually have even more money than yesterday s it s reasonable to expect them to have even better cryptography i doubt they have a chip foundry of their own yet but so my question of the fbi nist nsa is how are you going to make the rum runners use the clipper chip answer you re not question ok in that case your justification for taking away our rights has evaporated how do you justify our loss of rights if you can t use the drug dealers and terrorists disclaimer all opinions expressed are my own of course carl ellison cme sw stratus com stratus computer inc m bkw tel fairbanks boulevard marlborough ma fax
