[44985] in Cypherpunks
Re: Escrow expectations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Duncan Frissell)
Fri Dec 8 10:53:27 1995
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 10:30:41 -0500
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
At 09:17 AM 12/8/95 -0500, Adam Shostack wrote:
> "Your honor, we argue that in escrowing his keys with the US
>government, the defendant should have known his communications could
>be listened to, and thus has no expectation of privacy."
If Clipper were mandated you might be able to resist a prosecution for
"failure to file" keys or for double encrypting your transmissions if you
could prove that you were transmitting illegal messages or evidence of a
crime. Just as those who possess illegal weapons are not required to
register them (self incrimination). You have to be sure your traffic is
illegal though otherwise no protection.
DCF
"But if indecency is banned from the nets what will happen to the photos of
Clinton's face posted on www.whitehouse.gov?"
