Wow, Bob, what a vision. You (and Dr Denning and certainly the gov't) seem to be afraid that:
any group of people distributed over the world [can] meet spontaneously in secret to plan anything.
Freedom of association was so revered by the founders of this country that they put it in the very first amendment to the Constitution. If I am not free to meet with my friends, associates or others, then what freedom do I have? Yes, I'm a First Amendment purist. <shrug> I'm sorry, but visions of nameless, faceless "Bad Guys" with nameless, faceless nefarious plans just don't move me. I understand that the pro-Clipper people feel a real danger and are trying to block against it. But there are real nameable, quantifiable dangers all around me and if I want protection I'll ask for it. Till then... First they stole the fourth amendment. I said nothing because I don't deal drugs. Then they took the sixth amendment. I was silent because I know I'm not guilty. When they came for the second amendment, I kept quiet because I don't own a gun. Now they've come for the first amendment, and I can't say anything at all. --Alan Wexelblat, Reality Hacker, Author, and Cyberspace Bard Media Lab - Advanced Human Interface Group wex@media.mit.edu Voice: 617-258-9168 Page: 617-945-1842 na53607@anon.penet.fi We are Chaos Boys. We are coming to a paradigm near you.