Xref: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu sci.crypt:15556 alt.privacy.clipper:13 Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.privacy.clipper Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!magnesium.club.cc.cmu.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!bogus.sura.net!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!strnlght From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) Subject: Re: Screw the people, crypto is for hard-core hackers & spooks only Message-ID: Organization: DSI/USCRPAC References: Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 00:07:53 GMT Lines: 25 In article jhart@agora.rain.com (Jim Hart) writes: > >What we need is a true *privacy chip*. For example, a real-time >voice-encryption RSA, silicon compile it and spit out ASIC. >Put this chip on the market as a de facto standard for international >business, diplomats, and private communications. If the U.S. bans >it, we make it somewhere else and import it. The Japanese, German, >Dutch, Taiwanese, Korean, etc. electronics companies don't want the >NSA spying on them. U.S. workers lose more jobs to government fascist >stupidity. > Some countries have laws about importing crypto gear--I believe the U.S. does. Without a license the above scheme won't work (at least not legally) in such countries, including at least France and the U.S. David -- David Sternlight Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our information, errors and omissions excepted.