re do we need the clipper for cheap security from pmetzger snark shearson com perry e metzger indeed were it not for the government doing everything possible to stop them qualcomm would have designed strong encryption right in to the cdma cellular phone system they are pioneering were it not for the nsa and company cheap encryption systems would be everywhere as it is they try every trick in the book to stop it had it not been for them i m sure cheap secure phones would be out right now in the uk it s impossible to get approval to attach any crypto device to the phone network anything that plugs in to our bt phone sockets must be approved for some reason crypto devices just never are i was wondering some time ago how big a market there was for good old fashion acoustic coupler technology to build a secure phone is it possible to mask out all the real voice well enough so that none of it strays into the mouthpiece perhaps a well sealed coupler attachment that was as well blocked as possible then a white noise generator on the outside to muffle any real speech g
