The NY Times today has long Peter Lewis article on computer snooping at military sites. It makes an interesting counterpoint to the NY Times article today on Clipper's ostensible travails. Many klaxons tooted about lack of security on Internet: Quote: This is the place where the first information Chernobyl will happen. Quote: . . . raised the specter of information assassins, highly skilled programmers who work for foreign governments, rival corporations or organized crime, who exploit computer security weaknesses to manipulate the stock market, hide drug-money transactions, or destroy the data bases of financial instiutions. Quote: There are people coming onto the net who don't have the same high ideals and goals, and who are willing to abuse the rights of others. I have likened it to selling swamp land in Florida for vacation homes. And more on how lack of security relates to national encryption policy and issues.