FBI states that terrorists did not use crypto

[Meyer Wolfsheim]

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.

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