New crypto regulations

Dale Thorn dthorn at gte.net
Tue Dec 31 09:46:33 PST 1996


Gemini Thunder wrote:
> gt at kdn0.attnet.or.jp (Gemini Thunder) wrote:
> >Has magnetic media never been tested in court for freedom of press
> >applicability?  What are the laws that outline the differences between
> >magnetic media and printed media?  Specifically, the one(s) that
> >permit the non-protection of magnetic media?[snippo]
> Also, what qualifies as "encryption" here?  Basic implementation of
> an algorithm?  Full-blown programs? Hash functions?  Steganography
>  (with/without additional encryption)?  Data after a CTRL-Z?  (Sorry,
> couldn't help it)

Actually, on MS-DOS computers (UNIX too?), the data following end-of-
file is real enough, even when the file header *doesn't* recognize it.

Paste a few of these together, and presto-stego, there you are.







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