[81306] in Cypherpunks
Re: TV Commercial
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lucas)
Fri Jun 6 04:02:49 1997
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 08:34:24 +0100
To: Marshall Clow <mclow@owl.csusm.edu>
From: David Lucas <davidlu@sco.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <v03102804afb1690a6994@[207.67.207.179]>
Reply-To: David Lucas <davidlu@sco.com>
At 14:09 05/06/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Today on TV, I saw an advertisement.
>
>Image: Two ships exchanging searchlight-type signals.
>
>Voiceover:
> It's common sense, really.
> You should be able to communicate with anyone
> without worring about the security of your communications.
>
> Sprint PCS. Secure digital communications.
It's a nice thought, but the image is all wrong. Two ships communicating
via Aldis lamps (presumably, I haven't seen the ad) using Morse at a guess,
isn't what I would call very secure communication.
Still, what do the ad-men know?
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E-mail: davidlu@sco.com
Opinions expressed within this message are my own and do not necessarily
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