re new encryption in article apr wam umd edu psionic wam umd edu haywood j blowme writes as promised i spoke today with the company mentioned in a washington times article about the clipper chip announcement the name of the company is secure communications technology information will be given at the end of this message on how to contact them his belief is that at t was made known of the clipper well before the rest of the industry this is for several reasons several of which are this is a very good point at t obviously knew and participated in the development of the clipper chip this amounts to unfair business practice and gives at t an early monopoly on the market hopefully a non existant market other companies that compete with at t in the cellular market motorola nec etc have grounds to file a complaint over this right now the company is afraid that the new clipper chip will put them out of business this is a very real possibility so they really need help in stopping the clipper chip from becoming a standard if you want to contact them they can be reached at secure communications technology georgia ave suite silver spring md it would seem that the one fact that the government has overlooked in this whole fiasco is the economic standpoint as others have mentioned the most difficulty the clipper chip faces is an economic one let s face it the average consumer doesn t care or know that the clipper is a bad idea if there is a perceived need for cellular encryption then the companies will provide one most likely a standard will emerge but if the clipper is too expensive and a chip is way too much then they will develope their own or buy a cheaper one i give sct my full support and hope the clipper chip goes the way of the beta video tape format also hope they get sued over re using the name clipper cyberspace david t croley mcc exp sys lab a place not real no stone no steel croley mcc com ut austin texas a ghost unseen the world between
