[83365] in Cypherpunks
Re: Keepers of the keys
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim May)
Fri Jul 18 23:52:26 1997
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 20:20:24 -0700
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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
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[fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu removed, as we are getting incredible
amounts of cross-pollution from lame posters who don't understand even the
basics of liberty. Disgusting.]
At 1:52 PM -0700 7/18/97, Colin Rafferty wrote:
>Joe Shea (via Declan McCullagh) writes:
>
>> Declan, what would you think if the actual keepers of the keys,
>> so to speak, were the courts, such as the Administratoive Office of the
>> US Courts? That would at least seem to reduce a lot of the possible
>> privacy concerns. One has the sense that once they get into the hands of
>> the varius agencies, they'll get back out.
>
>Why do I feel like we are going around and around in circles?
>
>How about we give copies of our house-keys to the courts? We should
>also send them our old backup tapes, just in case they need them, too.
I obviously agree with Colin on this. My communications, writings, and
diaries are *mine*.
I have no idea who this "Joe Shea" is, but he seems ignorant of basic
concepts of life in a free society. Suggesting "better" holders of keys is
beside the point.
Anyone who tries to grab my keys should be killed.
--Tim May
There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!"
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