Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 15:16:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Aron Freed <s009amf@discover.wright.edu> What is the difference if a big company subjects its employees to a key-escrow system or if the government does it with the people. If you think about it, the government could coerce the company into reading through information being passed back and forth.... Employees have the option of not sending personal information through the company system, instead using a service they hire themselves. The people, if subjected to key-escrow in their private communications, would only have the option of not sending the information via electronic means if they wanted said info to be out of the range of snoops. The government should NOT be viewed similarly to an employer in its relationship with citizens. Employees are free to quit and make their income some other way.