re once they get your keys in article tcmayc z ye f netcom com tcmay netcom com timothy c may writes alt security clipper added to keep them informed of this issue david sternlight strnlght netcom com wrote the proposal could be modified so that if they get a court order to tap you and don t charge you with a crime within say days they have to buy you a new phone if they do charge you and you are found innocent they have to buy you a new phone yes but will they buy you a ticket on a time machine to allow you to go back and use the phone with the new key instead of the phone whose key they obtained it is unclear whether obtaining the key at time also unlocks messages recorded by whomever at earlier times the announcement was silent on this the betting seems to be that once your key has been obtained by the authorities by divorce lawyers by the mafia by the fbi by lost or stolen backup tapes by the nsa etc all previous conversations are unsecure session keys are negotiated but knowing the private key is believed by many commentators here to break the security no doubt more details will emerge doesn t matter if we assume they are obeying the law since they won t have had a court order to tap calls prior to the date of the court order and thus won t have them available if they aren t obeying the law we are in an entirely different discussion in which this is the least of one s worries david david sternlight great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our information errors and omissions excepted
