[1413] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: FBI calls for mandatory key escrow; Denning on export ctrls
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Thu Sep 4 00:01:28 1997
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 03 Sep 1997 14:23:07 PDT."
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Reply-To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 23:57:55 -0400
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Declan McCullagh writes:
> All encryption products sold or distributed in the U.S.
> must have a key escrow backdoor "like an airbag in a car,"
> law enforcement agents advised a Senate panel this
> afternoon.
An airbag in a car makes it more safe for the user.
GAK makes communications more dangerous for the user.
Perry
