Well, this isn't entirely true. Some of the loudest voices in banning/regulating crypto come from the left:Senator Lieberman, Senator Feinstein,Rep. Dellums, the Clinton Administration in general, etc. The fear of 'bomb making information' and 'terrorist
<snip> Lieberman is hardly considered "of the left" in his home state -- he squeaked out a win over former Sen. Lowell Weicker by staking out positions considered to the right of Weicker and has stayed over that way. There have been recent articles in the Connecticut media speculating that Lieberman could become a Republican. Though that won't happen, GOP leaders were effusive about how welcome the senator would be ... As to the Clinton administration, if you can pin it down from minute to minute on the political spectrum, you're a lot faster with pins than I ... Jeff Schult Marketing Director, JavaNet http://www.javanet.com Internet culture and technology writer, New Haven (CT) Advocate