re secret algorithm re clipper chip and crypto key escrow jhesse netcom com john hesse writes oh great wonderful news nobody can listen in except the feds hey it s better than the status quo i am far less worried about the feds tapping my phone than high school scanner surfers who get their kicks out of eavesdropping on cellular and cordless phone calls it would be stupid to rely on even a clipperized channel for truly sensitive material but it does seem to finally offer a reasonable way to guard against casual eavesdropping for example even with my strong right to bear arms view of the private right to possess and use strong cryptosystems the system as described provides enough security that i would actually buy a cordless phone and would be much less wary of using cellular phones walkie talkies and so on as long as it s only used for mass market voice scrambling i actually don t see a problem with it if you want more security than it offers use something different use pkcs for electronic mail celp over des or triple des with diffie hellman key exchange for your voice traffic or whatever and yes i d rather just see all crypto restrictions lifted but this is at least an incrememental improvement for certain applications amanda walker intercon systems corporation
