re screw the people crypto is for hard core hackers spooks only in article apr lehman com pmetzger snark shearson com perry e metzger writes qualcomm had spare cycles in the dsps for their new cdma digital cellular phones they wanted to put strong crypto into them since they had the capacity the government decided to discourage them you re blowing smoke qualcomm wants to sell to nice lucrative overseas markets like japan and the ec the government told them don t do encryption if you ever hope to export this technology the reason that cdma doesn t have encryption is not because the g men came a knocking at qualcomm s door it s because qualcomm doesn t think that the us market for digital cellular is big enough for them this is just the international traffic in arms regulations all over again if you don t believe me call qualcomm and ask them don t just throw out conspicracy theories at least don t do it on sci crypt there are whole other newsgroups devoted to this kind of uninformed claptrap any normal company trying to put one out will likely get a visit from the boys in the dark suits from washington just like qualcomm did i suspect that companies like cylink are tolerated because their products are too expensive hah they re not that much more expensive besides if a drug dealer can afford a rolex and a mercedes he can darn well afford cylink phones no cylink sells their phones because they re willing to make different stuff for domestic use vs export qualcomm isn t so cylink makes money that s capitalism comrade someone out there will build a unit to do all this better yet prehaps someone will produce a package that turns any box with a sound card into a secure phone someone this and someone that if you think it s so easy why are you whining on the net instead of getting your butt in gear and writing it your name would become known and loved by dozens but no that would require actual effort servalan
