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Reason's C. Young: Encryption is "scary," put up with
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Wed Sep 26 23:47:34 2001
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:19:20 -0400
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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http://www.reason.com/cy/cy092401.html
September 24, 2001
Civil liberties may take a hit
By Cathy Young
[...]
The movements of foreign visitors will be scrutinized more closely.
Perhaps most alarming to many civil libertarians, it's likely that the
government will expand its ability to monitor electronic mail, which
has been a controversial issue for some time.
Do I like the idea of the government intercepting e-mail? No. But, as
long as there's judicial oversight and due process, that's no
different from its longstanding power to intercept regular mail.
Do I like the idea of people being able to encrypt electronic
communications so that they are beyond surveillance? Frankly, I found
it scary even before Sept. 11 - precisely because of the threat of
terrorism.
It is said that there are no atheists in foxholes; perhaps there are
no true libertarians in times of terrorist attacks.
Even in the Declaration of Independence, the right to liberty is
preceded by the right to life.
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