-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Marc Rotenberg had a compelling simile to counter Director Freeh's "airbag" statement on mandatory key recovery yesterday. Though some outlets saw the FBI position as a radical departure, this writer saw only more emphasis on themes from previous statements. This is from my story this AM. - From : http://www4.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/inwo/0904/inwo0003.html "But Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Center, said the statement wasn't surprising. Indeed, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and posted on the group's Web site for the past two years show that various parties within the White House have long favored mandatory controls. 'This is such old news that we had this on our Christmas cards two years ago,' Rotenberg said. 'We've known all along this was their goal. Louis Freeh says mandatory key escrow is like airbags? It's more like painting the windshield black. Happy driving, crypto users.'" Denning had much to say against immediate imposition of mandatory controls, as well. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNA8WFEcByjT5n+LZAQEdIgf/QhTlieK5QnnY3TIXEkSrL9j3FE5iMSoE obt7EmBwZEv8jTFX46BUWTej9lG0ljkYeXvtJoX4r5oKmqlkqRsLCuWS8vaAARXy XUYh0cB3KOBduVn2XG4bUIGhYwR/vuK7N7CgAY5fLbEzRmUwr56sj/nThFEPYR2j PITvsH5X0RYzhqhY68En4M0+xWxx2udt4MBCQfrFdROLzWN1hEs6MV8j3bv6h+JR cg5LORDuuIPbi98Eh3M8+ZPKTb650Y4U/XvzfUu30h9RHpHJ9CwYtt3EmMgjUKMw Sw1A99ucK77FUjy4kkq1JBCFR7zW8KFQyszYrezbbXOXJXzS4obJ8Q== =N6Et -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Will Rodger Voice: +1 202-408-7027 Washington Bureau Chief Fax: +1 202-789-2036 Inter@ctive Week http://www.interactiveweek.com A Ziff-Davis Publication PGP 2.6.2: D83D 0095 299C 2505 25FA 93FE DDF6 9B5F