Given that to my knowledge no court, federal official, or other organization that counts recognises "freeman status" to my knowledge, it would seem to be a very small loss.
What they certainly _do_ recognize, however, is that a person who _does_ agree to the PGP 2.5 terms has affirmed that he _is_ a national person. This could be used by a court to negate any subsequent denial by the person that he is a subject of the United States of America or Canada. The absence on one's record of such affirmations is a prerequisite for freeman status.
Given that this "freeman status" seems to exist only in your fevered imagination, who's to say what might or might not be a prerequisite for it? I'm finding this whole thread extremely silly. Are you actually attempting to suggest that if someone not currently a US citizen were to use PGP 2.5 he would somehow become a "subject" (whatever _that_ is) of the United States? This would undoubtedly come as exciting news to Haitian boat people and Chinese nationals jammed into the cargo holds of trawlers in San Francisco Bay. What, I wonder, do I have to do to qualify for "moonman status"? -- Lefty (lefty@apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.