Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Xref: netcom.com sci.crypt:19346 talk.politics.crypto:1241 Path: netcom.com!csus.edu!csulb.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!yale.edu!cmcl2!mcclb0!huff From: huff@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu (Edward J. Huff) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,talk.politics.crypto Subject: Re: Prosody Release Cancelled Under "NSA" Pressure Followup-To: talk.politics.crypto Date: 13 Nov 93 04:25:15 EST Organization: NYU Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA Lines: 43 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1993Nov13.042515.1@mcclb0> References: <931112.49291.KEITHWRITERS@delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mcclb0.med.nyu.edu Followups to talk.politics.crypto In article <931112.49291.KEITHWRITERS@delphi.com>, KEITHWRITERS@delphi.com writes: Technosys Press Release For More Information, Contact: Keith Boyle, marketing director keithwriters@delphi.com limetwig@mindvox.phantom.com For Release 10:47 AMEST November 12, 1993 Mirrorshades & Prosody Release Cancelled The scheduled release of Technosys' text composition program Mirrorshades and text revision/encryption program Prosody has been cancelled because of pressure from a governmental group claiming to be the National Security Administration (NSA) wishing to prevent the release of Prosody as an encryption program. The "NSA" has expressed concern over the encryption method used by Prosody. They feel that it may be using an encryption technology similar enough to another method of natural language encryption that Prosody might be able to be used to break that coding method. Therefore, they would like Technosys to hand over all existing copies of the software, technical & development notes, and software related to Prosody (i.e. Mirrorshades) for their research. Since the next step, if Technosys were to refuse, would be the seizure of all of the above materials by search warrant and criminal charges, Technosys has chosen to consent to their request and will cancel the release of these programs. However, THE MAN can't seize what's in our brain cells... (Technosys is looking for good information law representation. Anyone interested?) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=30-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=---=-==-=--=-=-=-=-