On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Adam Shostack wrote:
One thing that stockholders do care about is liability. Its my (non lawyerly) opinion that anyone implementing GAK without a government mandate to do so is opening themselves up to huge liability the Clipper database of keys gets out.
Well that would depend on the terms of the agreement to hold the escrowed keys, wouldn't it? And presumably the GAK keyholder will have lawyers write the agreement so that it says, in essence, "we will try really really hard not to let the keys out, but if they get out, our only liability if to say 'Ooops' followed by a heartfelt apology!" EBD
Adam
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