"If you use encryption, you help the terrorists win"

[Major Variola (ret)]

At 02:52 PM 10/24/03 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>The U.S. had plans
>for the contracts to deploy cellphones to go to American companies, but

>the local puppets must have had no fear of the Americans, as they went
>with a better bribe: mostly Arabic cellphone providers will deploy the
>initial system.

Yes, but who makes their equiptment?  How do you say backdoor in Arabic?

>So, what would happen if even 5% of the cellphones were encrypted with
>a sufficiently-strong system (Eric's 3DES would presumably be enough)?

Those 5% get a special visit from the Colonial Eye for the Arabic Guy,
(a Fox production) where they get to wear a nifty black hood
complemented
by a spiffy nylon bracelet for both hands.  And then they get some
special
counseling from the friendly boys from interrogation.  Its amazing how
far
a cell phone will go up a rectum when you really want an answer...

What they need is good stego.