Newt may be more receptive to encryption now
Declan McCullagh
declan at pathfinder.com
Thu Jan 16 08:36:39 PST 1997
I think what's important to stress is that technical fixes work, laws
don't.
Net-advocates in DC are already planning to suggest to Republicans that
they use crypto as a hammer to nail Gore (the chief White House supporter
of the current policy) and draw votes and cash from Silicon Valley.
-Declan
On Thu, 16 Jan 1997 Scottauge at aol.com wrote:
>
> Given his troubles with this "hay seed" scanner recording democrats, ol' Newt
> may be more receptive to encryption.
>
> Our privacy certainly is getting trashed by this presidency and I am hoping
> an impeachment is coming down the line.
>
> Since the congress is who makes the laws, maybe we all can focus some snail
> mail to these guys.
>
> Perhaps EFF could even draft some laws for our protection (what a joke - just
> to keep busy body beaurocrats outta our business).
>
> What does it matter anyhow, these guys dont read their own 300 - 5000 page
> laws anyhow....
>
> Hopeless....
>
>
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