At 6:30 AM 3/27/96, Rich Graves wrote:
At some point in this exercise, though, we might be "raising awareness" among the wrong people, to cite Tim May. I wouldn't want NAFTA, the WTO, and so on enforcing ITAR.
I'm glad to see that some people are internalizing this point about how "raised awareness" almost always results in new legislation. And new legislation, even if seemingly well-intentioned, almost always extends the tendrils of government into what were once ignored or private areas. There are many examples outside of crypto. Health care reform was the latest case of "raised awareness." Pornography access on the Net was another. The systemic reasons for this are clear. "Leaving well enough alone" and "Don't make waves" are old aphorisms that capture this sentiment. --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- 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: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."