Xref: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu sci.crypt:15895 alt.privacy.clipper:114 Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!magnesium.club.cc.cmu.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!optilink!cramer From: cramer@optilink.COM (Clayton Cramer) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.privacy.clipper Subject: Re: The Escrow Database. Message-ID: <15582@optilink.COM> Date: 23 Apr 93 23:36:57 GMT References: <1993Apr20.021846.2423@shearson.com> Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 26 In article , strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes: > In article tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) writes: > >After the Waco Massacre and the Big Brother Wiretap Chip, any tactic > >is fair. > > This is pernicious nonsense! > > David Sternlight Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of Since the FBI's account of what happened is being contradicted on an increasingly frequent basis by other officials investigating the fire, the most pernicious idea of all is believing that Big Brother is going to be well-behaved with respect to cryptographic keys. In light of the very serious allegations with respect to the DOJ selling software to various other intelligence services, what do you suppose the chances are of some future DOJ selling escrowed keys to business firms? Trusting the government to be honest and fair is putting the fox in charge of protecting the chickens. -- Clayton E. Cramer {uunet,pyramid}!optilink!cramer My opinions, all mine! Relations between people to be by mutual consent, or not at all.