At 07:40 AM 5/31/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote:
This should be enough to ensure our victory. (Not that I think that even fairly repressive legislation would've been enough to defeat us, but a new breathing spell can only help.)
Actually, I felt this upon reading the general recommendations, but then in reading the expansion of the recommendations, I could see a lot there for the continuance of the "status-quo" type of attitude. After talking about it with other people, my feeling is that the document might be all things to all people...? Pro-crypto will be happy with it and point to this para and that, "anti"-crypto (law enforcement type) could also be happy with it and point to that para and the other. The question then is, how will it be read/perceived by its audience (which I suspect is legislators.) Given the way the press is reporting, it is being received as a pro-crypto report, congress might pick up on it. Unfortunately, it might pick up on it with respect to publicity and posturing, and a fair amount of "the briefing" back door stuff will continue. Can't say though. _______________________ Regards, If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would ever get done. Joseph Reagle http://farnsworth.mit.edu/~reagle/home.html reagle@mit.edu E0 D5 B2 05 B6 12 DA 65 BE 4D E3 C1 6A 66 25 4E