Sure it does Declan, because you don't get the catch doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Bottem line if a 'technology' standard is found wanting with respect to the 4th then extension to the 1st isn't a big jump. If you can't equate speech-crypto with search-ir oh well. But you're a journalist so it's not surprising you don't get it, you have a hard enough time getting quotes correct. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 01:12:14 -0500 From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com> Cc: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com, The Club Inferno <hell@einstein.ssz.com> Subject: Re: CDR: If the SC isn't fooled by the technology On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 06:22:15PM -0600, Jim Choate wrote:

With respect to the current SC deliberation on the use of IR devices and unwarranted searches, if they find that the technology is not relevant then crypto and many other limitations will fall as well.

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