Cryptographers made fun of on late-night network television

The show is Politically Incorrect, on ABC at 1:00am. This show aired on March 21st (which is the night of the 20th): Here's what Bill Mahar said (it doesn't parse well): "Are there any users of cellular phones here? Because people are concerned (2-3 people finally clap) I knew it was a sophisticated group. Um, no. People are concerned about the privacy you know. Newt Gingrich, what happened to him. So a couple of months ago they set out to make these things a lot better so that you couldn't break in. Well. Put in a new code. Yesterday, a team of computer experts announced that they had already cracked the electronic code. And sadly, none of them knew how, still, to unhook a bra." All right, so it's not a GOOD joke. But still.... Bruce ************************************************************************** * Bruce Schneier For information on APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY * Counterpane Systems 2nd EDITION (15% discount and errata), * schneier@counterpane.com Counterpane Systems's consulting services, * http://www.counterpane.com/ or the Blowfish algorithm, see my website. **************************************************************************
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