FBI states that terrorists did not use crypto
Expect a crackdown on Internet anonymity, rather than a reversal of the loosened crypto regulations. The death bell may be tolling for anonymous Internet access in libraries and cyber-cafes, but so far I have yet to see anything to make the case for a second round of the GAK war. [...] In Washington, D.C., an FBI official told reporters the hijackers and their known associates used public computers, such as those in libraries, as well as their own personal computers to communicate. ``They did use it (the Internet) and they used it well,'' the official said of the e-mails of the hijackers and their associates. The FBI has been able to get e-mails that date back as far as 30 to 45 days, the official said. The official said the e-mails were in English and Arabic, that there were hundreds of communications, and the e-mails were not just limited to the United States. The hijackers did not use encryption techniques, the official said. [...] http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010918/ts/attack_investigation_dc_23.html
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Meyer Wolfsheim wrote:
Expect a crackdown on Internet anonymity, rather than a reversal of the loosened crypto regulations. The death bell may be tolling for anonymous Internet access in libraries and cyber-cafes, but so far I have yet to see anything to make the case for a second round of the GAK war.
Not likely. To require non-anonymous access will require that wireless cards include crypto AND that hobbyist groups like Wireless Seattle or Hangar 18 cease free, public access. Nice catch-22 that... -- ____________________________________________________________________ The future, as always, belongs to the dreamers. Heinz Pagels The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
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