re organized lobbying for cryptography in article rdippold qualcom rdippold qualcomm com ron asbestos dippold writes george tessi com george mitchell writes guns are offensive cryptography is defensive see the difference no they re both neutral whether they re offensive or defensive depends on how you use them nonsense mike in heinlein s moon is a harsh mistress decides that a weapon is some mechanism which allows you to deliver energy at a distance i don t have the book handy or i d find the exact quote guns do that cryptosystems do not disclaimer all opinions expressed are my own of course carl ellison cme sw stratus com stratus computer inc m bkw tel fairbanks boulevard marlborough ma fax
