re is this overreaction perry e metzger pmetzger snark shearson com wrote we would like to keep it that way thats the point by reacting strongly and forcefully now we will assure that we continue to remain free you cannot overreact to a threat like this the worst that happens if we overreact is that we waste time and effort the worst that happens if we underreact is tyranny i prefer overreaction myself only through centuries of overreaction have we managed to maintain ourselves in this state of even moderate freedom i suggest that overreacting now and in the future is a good thing perry is right on target here careful analysis of the clipper chip announcement reveals that is not likely to remain voluntary for very long the cost of the system the cost of generating and then storing the escrow keys and the admitted security holes pretty much make the clipperphone a loser strong crypto will outcompete it if strong crypto is allowed this is the battle we face we had rumblings of this totalitarian key registration thing a while back and now the other shoe has dropped the firestorm of commentary and criticism this time around reveals the almost immediate revulsion this wiretap chip and automatic caller id and callee id don t forget generates in everyone or almost everyone who hears about it this is a battle we can t afford to lose tim may timothy c may crypto anarchy encryption digital money tcmay netcom com anonymous networks digital pseudonyms zero knowledge reputations information markets w a s t e aptos ca black markets collapse of governments higher power public key pgp and mailsafe available
