[80669] in Cypherpunks
Re: Key Recovery / The True Story
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Blanc)
Sat May 24 03:44:05 1997
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 23:59:03 -0700
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: Blanc <blancw@cnw.com>
Reply-To: Blanc <blancw@cnw.com>
Ernest Hua wrote:
> Is it EVER okay for spooks to break into a church's computer to
> find out if they are secret terrorists?
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Is there a Universal Authority who can definitively answer questions like
this, so that we can know what is right/wrong and win philosophical debates?
Ask any person/organization, and they will provide the answer which they
feel comfortable with. Those who choose to uphold certain standards of
behavior will reply in reference to a concern for the violation of these
ideals; those who only deal with action in practical cause/effect scenarios
will reply in terms of their immediate concerns for physical safety from
terrorists wherever/however one may route them.
Some people's perspectives are short & narrow, some people see things in a
larger, integrated context. Each will answer according to their ability to
evaluate antecedents & consequents. Eventually, one must decide for
oneself what one will choose to live with, to tolerate.
..
Blanc
