re wh proposal from police point of view in article pmetzger apr snark shearson com pmetzger lehman com writes in article strnlghtc puor netcom com strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes there has been extensive discussion in the eff forum for example about inadmissible taps being used to develop information that could then lead to admissible evidence this might put a stop to such things which must from time to time be simple fishing expeditions far more likely these things will continue to be done no matter what assurances we are given key escrow is likely going to prove to be a joke i feel like winston churchill in but the privacy clipper will to the extent key escrow is legitimate stop most of the abuse of wiretaps by local cops company cops angry husbands wives etc it is going to be hard for the keystone cops the proctor gamble cops etc to bypass even a product as flawed as the clipjob now i admit i am hard pressed to find anything else good to say about it except that if it actually takes off someone will certainly come up with a real crypto chip pin compatable that we can buy unless of course big brother makes it illegal to have real crypto cause good honest law abiding citizens will be happy to let the government listen to their every word me did i say that i am not a crook president richard m nixon information farming at for addr phone finger a a the ohio state university jebright magnus acs ohio state edu jim ebright e mail jre osu edu
