At 9:25 PM -0700 6/24/97, Declan McCullagh wrote:
At 23:33 +0100 6/24/97, Adam Back wrote:
I don't think we can explain it any more technically and expect it to be useful to a journalist.
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Now, I don't want to start a "who's the geekiest geek" contest, since y'all will win hands-down -- but I want to point out that while we may not be crypto-whizzes, not all of us are entirely clueless either.
I'm not worried about the journalist-with-a-clue. I am worried about Joe citizen (the restless "sheepie"). I believe deep in my heart that if Joe citizen understood the issue, he'd say, "No way am I going to let some government bastard paw through my personal business." Based on this belief, I applaud Adam's attempt to explain the crypto issues in simple language. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The Internet was designed | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | to protect the free world | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | from hostile governments. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA