[116933] in Cypherpunks
Re: Project: Hardening Crypto Against Big Brother's "Black Bag"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim May)
Tue Aug 24 01:40:16 1999
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:48:18 -0700
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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Reply-To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
At 2:24 PM -0700 1999-08-23, Petro wrote:
>>I've been too lazy to offer my own reaction which is also not as
>>negative as the prevailing opinions. There are some definite
>>unacceptable aspects to the proposal but I still think it can be
>>viewed as a step in the right direction. There are people engaged in
>>evil activities and I don't object to efforts made to thwart those
>>activities including the cryptographic equivalent of obtaining a
>>search warrant. In fact it is exactly the sort of thing I'd suggest
>>to someone who complains that law enforcement needs to have the
>>ability to routinely monitor all communications (ie restrict or
>>prohibit strong cryptography). Even if citizens routinely have their
>>affairs completely inaccessible from snoops of every variety I
>>expect sufficient competence to be exercised to overcome such
>>measures when the situation is not routine.
>
> They want PERMISSION to break into your house when you aren't
>home to plant evid^h^h^h^h information gathering devices.
I think this use of "they want permission" is itself misleading.
Only *I* can give permission for them to be in my house. One branch of the
Feds asking "permission" from another branch to surreptitiously enter my
house is not acceptable.
Feds sneaking into my house need killing. And the judges who gave their
"permission" need killing.
--Tim May
Don't tread on me.
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