At 12:01 AM 11/8/1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
I don't believe it is as easy to differentiate between unencrypted and encrypted traffic as Peter believes, and I definitely don't believe the United States could stand--in the form it is in now, Consitutionally--if forms of language and speech were to be banned and violators of the ban were to receive harsh treatments.
Maybe we don't differentiate between traffic. Maybe we work on tempest attacks. Think about this right now - do you know for sure that nobody is lurking in a van down the road with eavesdropping equipment? Do you know for sure that nobody is renting a room from one of your neighbors for all the equipment? If cryptoanarchy is unpopular, once you are a suspect - and are "guilty" - it is all over for your career as a cryptoanarchist. What are the benefits of being a cryptoanarchist? Maybe you get to double your income. Most people won't see this as worth the trouble. Peter Hendrickson ph@netcom.com