17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Tom Holroyd says:
Most people couldn't care less. They don't encrypt data, and will never use a clipperphone. The FBI can *already* listen to all their phone calls and see all their medical records. Why should people do anything to protect something they don't have anyway?
I agree that an infomercial is silly, but I disagree that secure phones don't have an extensive market. If they were cheap enough, people would want the feature just for the hell of it. Ultimately, it won't add more than a couple of bucks to the cost of a phone -- and the "ultimately" in this case is less than a decade away. I'd say that most people would pick up a cryptophone if it only costs a couple bucks more and is transparent to use. Perry