The technical reason to oppose GAK is that it adds points of failure to a crypto system which need not be there. Those POF are not adequately tied to the consequences of their actions (releasing a key improperly), and as such will be used as points to attack the integrity of the system. Adam Blanc wrote: | Responding to msg by rishab: | | I always thought the emphasis on this list was on | _technological_ rather than _political_ or _legal_ or _moral_ | means to protect privacy and free expression - including the | current limitations. | ....................................................... | | So Rishab - do you think there's any good reason why | governments shouldn't require the implementation of key escrow | (GAK) (I mean, aside from what something like the US | Constitution would have to say about it), or any good reason | why any cypherpunk should protest it? | | The key words in my inquiry are *reason why*.