On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Declan B. McCullagh wrote:
Excerpts from mail: 25-Mar-96 So, what crypto legislation.. by Simon Spero@tipper.oit.u
If the Leahy bill is unacceptable, what legistlation is necessary? I can't see how the use of cryptography in the commission of a crime needs to be a separate offence, but I could see how it could be treated as a special circumstance - that doesn't really needed a new law though.
Leahy's bill will not pass. Period. However, with the introduction of this legislation comes a chance to get _our side_ heard by the unwired.
I know I sound like a FUDer, but I really don't think this is going to make much difference. The key is going to be industry and business. Yell at netscape. No congressperson is going to listen to whinings from the public about the bill of rights in the face of the fanatic anti-crime temper of the United States when such an obscure subjection as encryption is at issue.
-Declan
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