Re: reference

Dave Emery wrote:

I'll bite, how ? Crypto is not a destructive weapon - it may blind the opponent, perhaps even sometimes at critical times when that can induce him to behave dangerously - but I fail to see how a cipher in and of itself is a weapon of destruction, let alone mass destruction. I see crypto as an entirely defensive weapon with no potential to destroy anything (except perhaps data when the key gets lost or forgotten).

Imagine in the new realm of white collar crime, individuals are only convicted because of evidence. Evidence that can't be decrypted cannot be used. I see that going back to defense, but on the wrong side.