Compressed/Encrypted Voice using Modems
Marc Horowitz
marc at Athena.MIT.EDU
Sat Feb 6 22:06:54 PST 1993
>> Of course, if the FBI's Digital Telephony act passes it would be illegal to
>> sell such devices if they do not have a back door.
Not True.
The proposed legislation states:
(a) Providers of electronic communication services and private
branch exchange operators shall provide within the United States
capability and capacity for the government to intercept wire and
electronic communications when authorized by law:
This law does not prevent *users* from providing *end-to-end*
encryption.
This does not mean that they might not try to remove this right in the
future, but they haven't gone that far yet.
Marc
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