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Re: Hettinga's e$yllogism

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Bradley)
Tue Jun 24 07:39:37 1997

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:04:38 +0000 (   )
From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
To: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <199706222220.AAA26096@basement.replay.com>
Reply-To: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>


> Why can't escrowed ecash support digital commerce?  Strong crypto with
> a government backdoor.  That's what you're offered.  Prove it can't work.


1. Government has copy of keys
2. Government misuses keys.

Simple enough for you?

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