Though I acknowledge that Doug's fears are real, there's one thing to keep in mind: cryptography is not by any means a magic shield for criminals. It eliminates, perhaps, one avenue by which crimes might be discovered. However, it is most certainly not the case that someone who places an open anonymous contract for a murder in an open forum is doing so "risk free". There are *plenty* of ways she might be found out. Likewise, big secret societies that nefariously undermine the free world via cryptography are as vulnerable as ever to the motivations of their own members to expose the groups in a double-cross. Crime is crime. Crime (in the philosophical sense; crime against individuals, crime against the environment, and so on, as opposed to crime as defined by the current establishment in power) is conducted by criminals no matter what the tools are. Every object on the planet is a potential accomplice to the criminal. | GOOD TIME FOR MOVIE - GOING ||| Mike McNally <m5@tivoli.com> | | TAKE TWA TO CAIRO. ||| Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX: | | (actual fortune cookie) ||| "Like A Little Bit of Semi-Heaven" |