On Sun, 12 Jul 1998, John Young wrote:
The New York Times, July 12, 1998:
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but eliminate any risk of abuse by law enforcement. But if we do not allow for court-ordered access, for the first time in the history of this country a court order for seizure of evidence will be an absolute nullity.
This is an interesting claim. Surely it's only been in this century that law enforcement has ever had the kind of systematic access to communication that presently does. I'd say Louis Freeh is lacking in the history department if he really believes that Americans have never possessed as much privacy as strong crypto offers. I'd also say he's missed a few history classes if he thinks that the world will blow up without him listening in. -Xcott