[fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu removed, as we are getting incredible amounts of cross-pollution from lame posters who don't understand even the basics of liberty. Disgusting.] At 1:52 PM -0700 7/18/97, Colin Rafferty wrote:
Joe Shea (via Declan McCullagh) writes:
Declan, what would you think if the actual keepers of the keys, so to speak, were the courts, such as the Administratoive Office of the US Courts? That would at least seem to reduce a lot of the possible privacy concerns. One has the sense that once they get into the hands of the varius agencies, they'll get back out.
Why do I feel like we are going around and around in circles?
How about we give copies of our house-keys to the courts? We should also send them our old backup tapes, just in case they need them, too.
I obviously agree with Colin on this. My communications, writings, and diaries are *mine*. I have no idea who this "Joe Shea" is, but he seems ignorant of basic concepts of life in a free society. Suggesting "better" holders of keys is beside the point. Anyone who tries to grab my keys should be killed. --Tim May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."