re clinton press release on clipper chip encryption initiative in article qvnmkinnoc life ai mit edu clinton hq campaign org the white house writes statement by the press secretary the initiative will involve the creation of new products to accelerate the development and use of advanced and secure telecommunications networks and wireless communications links a state of the art microcircuit called the clipper chip has been developed by government engineers the chip represents a new approach to encryption technology it can be used in new relatively inexpensive encryption devices that can be attached to an ordinary telephone it scrambles telephone communications using an encryption algorithm that is more powerful than many in commercial use today this new technology will help companies protect proprietary information protect the privacy of personal phone conversations and prevent unauthorized release of data transmitted electronically at the same time this technology preserves the ability of federal state and local law enforcement agencies to intercept lawfully the phone conversations of criminals while also allowing law enforcement agencies to intercept phone conversations of criminals and non criminals unlawfully no rev king we aren t spying on you i wonder how long it will take for the wrong people to put their hands on the equipment necessary to read this stuff it ll probably be as safe as weapons locked safely in evidence rooms keys numbers that will be needed by authorized government agencies to decode messages encoded by the device when the device is manufactured the two keys will be deposited separately in two key escrow data bases that will be established by the attorney general access to these keys will be limited to government officials with legal authorization to conduct a wiretap and people to whom they sell them to all it takes is corrupting the right guy no that never happens david veal univ of tenn div of cont education info services group pa utkvm utk edu i still remember the way you laughed the day your pushed me down the elevator shaft i m beginning to think you don t love me anymore weird al
