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Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 03:39:00 -0500 (EST) From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@polaris.mindport.net> Subject: Re: Netscape gives in to key escrow
An individual has no legitimate expectation of privacy in the encryption numbers in his GAK browser, we reasoned, because he voluntarily conveyed those numbers to the government when he purchased the software.
It could be even worse. I was on a panel last year with Scott Charney (sp?) (I believe from DoJ) during which he commented that if you give your secret key to anyone -- e.g., your own company -- then you have given up the presumption of privacy. That leaves the police open to get that secret without a warrant. This claim should be checked by a real lawyer. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Carl M. Ellison cme@acm.org http://www.clark.net/pub/cme | |PGP: E0414C79B5AF36750217BC1A57386478 & 61E2DE7FCB9D7984E9C8048BA63221A2 | | ``Officer, officer, arrest that man! He's whistling a dirty song.'' | +---------------------------------------------- Jean Ellison (aka Mother) -+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMMdbP1QXJENzYr45AQF64QP/dXHnfLuh6FFwCY2GxKNYC5lHlj/hcFmy KqwWLYVqyr5vf/ZFEA6wlnVRMAARnenfCDmu7XQ9v9YzRjVrpjQMQAFrl9qlBivB 5wFGYSLME9sVtKIIPR0YSV8Xbw613bLmEnKiGrXxPNQ/bkaO30WOxG3N9Oen9DX4 sFfVbA+Ek0c= =CEEO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----