I don't know why Tim makes me out to be such a bitch. I'm pro-crypto and pro-privacy. Anonymity and encryption can assist with intelligence collection efforts, and grease new intelligence flows. An OSINT "Intellagora," a WhiteHat BlackNet, is zero-risk/zero-contact, and might assist in counterterrorism intelligence collection -- there are arguments it's built for it (Steele). It's technical, but it is a HUMINT solution. Such a solution could be used not only for intelligence collection, but also for intervention. Another prime example is in regard to "cyberterrorism," where companies have shown great reluctance to share information with the government. They are complaining about a lack of human intelligence, and the difficulty of penetration. There are strong arguments that crypto can assist the government in combating the very threat they complain of, and surmount obstacles to intelligence collection and analysis. (And, as many here have stated, legal prohibitions are only effective on law-abiders.) Like THIS.....this was a natural response. Kudos. SAN DIEGO, September 12, 2001 - Anyone with information pertaining to Tuesday's terrorist attacks who wishes to communicate anonymously with U.S. authorities can use an Anonymous Tip Web Link now located at the Anonymizer.com home page. [...] Awards are authorized, BTW: Sec. 3071. Information for which rewards authorized (a) With respect to acts of terrorism primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information - (1) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for the commission of an act of terrorism against a United States person or United States property; or (2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an act of terrorism against a United States person or property; or (3) leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of terrorism against a United States person or property. (b) With respect to acts of espionage involving or directed at the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information - (1) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of an act of espionage against the United States; (2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an act of espionage against the United States; or (3) leading to the prevention or frustration of an act of espionage against the United States. ~Aimee
-----Original Message----- From: owner-cypherpunks@lne.com [mailto:owner-cypherpunks@lne.com]On Behalf Of Tim May Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:10 AM To: cypherpunks@lne.com Subject: Why I'm Not Writing Impassioned Essays in Defense of Crypto and Privacy
When I see the calls for giving up the Fourth and First Amendments, the calls for backdoored crypto, the claims that Cypherpunks must put on "CypherAngels" red berets and join Curtis Sliwa and the San Francisco Police Academy in using their skills to narc out evil persons who choose not to escrow their diaries with the local and federal police, I am nauseated.
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