[13193] in Cypherpunks
Re: Clipper and Congress (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Nalbandian)
Fri May 6 04:08:01 1994
Reply-To: lassie!jim%lassie@netcom.com (Jim Nalbandian)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Thu, 05 May 1994 23:33:46
From: lassie!jim%lassie@netcom.com (Jim Nalbandian)
> I wonder if these Representatives (and Senators for that matter) would be
> so supportive of Clipper if they were reminded that for it to be effective
> even THEY would have to have the chip on THEIR HOME PHONES, THEIR OFFICE
> PHONES, THEIR CELLULAR PHONES...
>
> I doubt many Congressional members are "clean" enough to support a chip
> with such a threat over their lives.
>
Hve you ever been inside IRONMAN or IRONMAN2. The governments
sophistication with secure methods of sending voice and data are
SECURE. IF YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT THE CONGRESSMEN
OR SENATORS WOULD STOOP TO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T SECURE THEN I HAVE
A CLIPPER CHIP WITHOUT A BACK DOOR I WANT TO GIVE YOU.
People for cryptography/cryptography for people
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