On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 01:10:56PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000336.html

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Here is one example of the far-reaching harmful effects of these bills. Both bills would flatly ban the possession, sale, or use of technologies that "conceal from a communication service provider ... the existence or place of origin or destination of any communication".

-- Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com

For those on this list in the Boston area there is a hearing scheduled on the Mass Bill at 10 Am in Room 222 of the Mass State House in Boston. It was introduced in Mass by a Rep Stephen Tobin of Boston and listed on the state website as "legislation to establish a crime of illegal internet and broadband access" -- Dave Emery N1PRE, die@die.com DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass 02493 PGP fingerprint 1024D/8074C7AB 094B E58B 4F74 00C2 D8A6 B987 FB7D F8BA 8074 C7AB --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo@wasabisystems.com