[118661] in Cypherpunks
Hypothetical Scenario #1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (unwelcome_guest@catholic.org)
Tue Oct 5 02:49:52 1999
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 23:32:32 GMT
Message-Id: <199910042332.XAA09124@webmail1.catholic.org>
From: unwelcome_guest@catholic.org
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: unwelcome_guest@catholic.org
Hypothetical Scenario #1
In our scenario, there comes a time when the Powers That Be decide to
throw resources at discrediting the growing pro-privacy movement.
As we all know, the Four Horsemen (in anti-crypto propaganda) are
drug dealers, terrorists, organized crime syndicates, and child
pornographers.
A message is sent anonymously to a list like ours. The message
contains a pro-drugdealingterroristpedophiliacmobster rant.
The message is received on the hard drives of all members of the
list.
Key members of the list are tracked down and "invited" to a
Congressional hearing.
Said message is used as evidence against us in a McCarthy-style
witchhunt.
Would the media care to investigate the govt. claims, or would they
simply pounce on us?
(Please respond to the list-- incoming mail to this address goes
unchecked.)
