Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:01:40 -0500 To: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: [NOISE] GAK and self-incrimination? From: tallpaul@pipeline.com (tallpaul) Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
If I'm not guilty why do I want strong crypto? Sometimes for the same reason I want a shredder. And why do I want a shredder? Sometimes just to keep the local gossip from going through my papers after I throw them out.
Another, not-so-obvious reason to encrypt stuff, especially stuff that goes out over the net, is that folks can suck your email off the net and gather all sorts of useful information. This has all kinds of annoying implications, especially for people who gather demographics and other data for constructing email lists for sale. -- short ed