The current troubles for Jim Bell, and the representation in government affidavits that casual speculation with friends over infrastructure vulnerabilities constituted some sort of conspiracy to do harm, should make all Cypherpunks nervous. Indeed, such discussions about vulnerabilities and risks have been a central theme of this mailing list over the years. I hope I don't wake up tomorrow morning to headlines in the Seattle Times reading "Atomic Force Microscope Central in Duvos Smartcard Plot" or some equally silly thing, based on an out-of-context grep of the Web archives. It is unfortunate that in a country which advertises itself as some sort of bastion of free speech, one must constantly guard ones speech to make sure that it contains no snippets suitable for an inflammatory sound byte on the evening news. Just another of the many manifestations of "The Policeman Inside." -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $