On Sun, 27 Nov 1994, Rick Busdiecker wrote:
His reply was perfectly intelligent. Why don't you answer his question: Why pick on cryptography and not the other items in the list? Why not simply require that government respect the right of individuals to engage in private conversation? If someone commits a `crime' without using cryptography is there less harm to society than if they did use cryptography?
The use of cryptography makes it virtually impossible to know anything. If everyone used to PGP to communicate. I mean everybody in the whole entire world. There would be no possible way to ever know what is going on. OKay. WE could do that, but guess what. You might as well get your self your own arsenal of weapons because if you can't trust the govt. you're going to be only trusting yourself. IF that's what ya want, do it. But I want to live in a world where I can at least step outside and breathe in the fresh air..
What is there about your proposal that might make anyone think that it wasn't completely ridiculous?
Rick