re secret algorithm re clipper chip and crypto key escrow argh this is what i get for acknowledging david sternlight s existence in article strnlghtc x ir netcom com strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes though i think this an overstatement it does contain a grain of truth it s drug dealers spies terrorists and organized crime figures assuming enough probable cause to convince a judge who need to be watched not law abiding citizens okay it looks like i am going to have to do the history lesson after all during the vietnam war there were a great many citizens opposed to it who considered themselves perfectly law abiding although mr nixon and his lackeys thought otherwise the federal government had no compunction about adding people who are otherwise decent law abiding and upstanding but disagree with us to your nice little list do you think this could never happen again note that i am not speculating about what the government could do but discussing the sort of observation including but not limited to phone tapping that the government put its citizens under during a time of national tension your naivete is still appalling btw i mean read what you posted again how are we to differentiate between good people and bad people answer a priori we can t we have to assume now which way do we assume do we assume a priori that a citizen is law abiding or rather a potential communistdruglordchildabusercultmessiah one of the things that s supposedly great about america is the freedoms enjoyed by citizens who are presumed to be law abiding until proven otherwise mike schmelzer mjs genetics wisc edu finger for pgp people didn t riot the minute they saw that film they waited on justice which never came ice t
