Did Ames Disclose Clipper to Russians?

Mike Godwin mnemonic at eff.org
Thu Mar 17 18:17:36 PST 1994


 
Dave Banisar writes:

> Interesting yes?
> 
> 
>  In article <2m7tpf$84 at delphinium.cig.mot.com> Walter F. Lundby,
>  lundby at rtsg.mot.com writes:
>  > Hot off the presses:
>  >
>  > 3-14-94 Network World
>  > Page 2, fourth article under "Briefs"
>  >
>  > Clipper compromisde?  "Security Insider Report," a monthly
>  > newsletter published in Seminole, Fla., has reported that
>  > government officals are seeking to determine whether former
>  > CIA employee and alleged traitor Aldrich Ames may have sold
>  > informantion to the Russians about the government's secret
>  > key-escrow technology userd in Clipper Chip chipsets and
>  > Capstone Tessera cards.   The secret key-escrow technology,
>  > dubbed Skipjack, can be used to encrypt voice and data.
 
Too good to be true!


--Mike









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