17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Lance Deitweller posting as Vladimir Z. Nuri <vznuri@netcom.com> writes:
I noticed a rhetorical trick/trap that I've seen a lot lately, in the recent article posted about Phil Zimmermann.
there is an infamous case of a child pornographer or pedophile in California that is sometimes cited by law enforcement representatives as a good example of the evils of encryption: supposedly he encrypted his diary and it couldn't be unlocked by them. this was mentioned in the article.
Did this really happen? I've never seen any concrete references to this incident and strongly suspect it's another urban legend. --- Dr. Dimitri Vulis Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps