[12071] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: FBI calls for mandatory key escrow; Denning on export ctrls
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Kline)
Wed Sep 3 18:54:16 1997
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 18:43:02 -0400
To: irwin@niwot.scd.ucar.EDU (B. Lynn Irwin), nanog@merit.edu,
declan@pathfinder.com
From: Peter Kline <pkline@cisco.com>
In-Reply-To: <199709032214.WAA00787@flora.scd.ucar.edu>
At 10:14 PM 9/3/97 GMT, B. Lynn Irwin wrote:
>
>Just remember:
>
> "When encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption."
>
Unfortunately, with the government (and many people) that argument carries
no weight when applied to the God-given and constitutionally protected
right to keep and bear arms. You'll never get anywhere with the
fearmongers and technophobes (who are quite likely also anti-gun).
But don't let that stop you from carrying on the good fight.
-peter