2-10-96. EcoMist: "We know you're reading this." A survey of US privacy issues, with GAK, crypto and anonymity options. Americans think they have a right to privacy but they have lost control over who knows what about them. The chief culprits are lots of little brothers, all gossiping with each other over computer networks. But Big Brother is doing his bit: in the struggle against crime, terrorism, deadbeat parents, illegal immigrants and even traffic jams, the government keeps an ever-closer eye on its citizens. Technology itself may provide a partial answer. All-but-foolproof encryption technology is freely available over the Internet and will not go away no matter how much Uncle Sam wishes it would. "Virtual privacy." A related editorial which examines privacy protection regulation. "Magic armour." The Shortstop system deploys coherent jamming to fool a proximity fuse into thinking that its shell has arrived at detonation height when it is actually at an altitude of 100 metres or so. To do this, Shortstop uses a special "durfum" chip. DUR_fum (For the 3)