(taken from Nov '93 Computer Shopper, page 109) The Clinton administration's effort to establish a new encryption standard for the coming data superhighway has drawn a firestorm of criticism - with Novell the lead flamethrower. Joined by AT&T, Computer Associates, Citicorp, Hughes Aircraft, Motorola, and other major corporations, Novell argues that Clipper - intended to protect both government and private-sector data communications - was designed from the start as an easy nut to crack. Specifically, these companies suspect that Clipper's creators (the National Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology) made the encryption system child's play for government agencies to decrypt. True or not, Novell and its allies are adamently opposed to Clipper's adoption by corporate America. [3 paragraphs concerning Novell's NetWare ellided] What is clear, though, is that Clipper will be hardpressed to succeed in the private sector with such influential opponents. If this article truly represents opposition to Clipper, and not just jockeying for position to be included on the "inside", then Clipper is in far bigger trouble than the Cypherpunks can make for it: MONEY TALKS. Jeff