[81361] in Cypherpunks
Re: NYT on German Net Police
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lucifer Anonymous Remailer)
Fri Jun 6 23:46:14 1997
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 22:59:03 -0400
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: lucifer@dhp.com (lucifer Anonymous Remailer)
Reply-To: lucifer@dhp.com (lucifer Anonymous Remailer)
John Young wrote:
> Robert Hettinga wrote:
> >> Recall a previous report that Kohl and other heads of state are
> >> to meet in Denver on June 20-22 to plan a global attack
> >> on "cyber-terrorism," including the spread of encryption:
> >>
> >> http://jya.com/denver.htm
> >
> >Wow. What an opportunity for street theater *that* might be...
>
> Excellent suggestion, Agent Provocateur (AP) Bob.
>
> Now, what would be the cyber-version of street theater?
Meet incoming International airline flights and hand out free
copies of strong crypto (electronic and/or text) to incoming
foreigners.
Carry passports with Public Key footprint as identifier.
> For examp, the security arrangements for the trial will be broadened,
> and artfully leaked to the Denver-ensconced and equipped media, to
> promote and protect the priceless Derrieres of State.
>
> But what might cyber-terribles do to work-a-round the highly
> classified meat protections?
Provide delegates with bogus/forged information regarding
meeting, times, security proceedures, etc.
> Denver's Judge Downes sent a missive in plaintext to IRS, a
> spit in the bucket another Bob said. What about a bigger oyster
> hawk at the lens and mikes of the leaders of the free worlds?
Forged conference media handouts with quotes from Hitler,
Stalin and Mussolini.
FalseMonger