[1394] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: updated web pages in my case
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Phil Karn)
Sat Aug 30 18:06:48 1997
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:13:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>
To: ben@algroup.co.uk
CC: cryptography@c2.net
In-reply-to: <34087BDF.E83AC097@algroup.co.uk> (message from Ben Laurie on
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 21:00:31 +0100)
>I particularly like this bit: 'The President further determined that
>"facts and questions concerning the foreign availability of such
>encryption products cannot be made subject to public disclosure or
>judicial review without revealing or implicating classified information
>that could harm United States national security and foreign policy
>interests."'
Actually, it's classic Government-speak for "If you only knew what
we know (but can't tell you), you'd agree with us. Trust us."
This argument was soundly shot down by the NRC report on cryptography
policy. Many of the members of the panel had security clearances and
access to classified information, but they concluded that it wasn't
necessary to conduct an informed debate on encryption policy.
Phil
