[1564] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Nyah, Nyah, I've Got A Secret
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marc Horowitz)
Mon Sep 22 15:57:01 1997
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net, unicorn@schloss.li
From: Marc Horowitz <marc@cygnus.com>
Date: 22 Sep 1997 15:38:09 -0400
In-Reply-To: Declan McCullagh's message of Mon, 22 Sep 1997 00:47:12 -0400
I just noticed something interesting in Declan's message:
>> [The CBO's] estimate ... predicts that some products may drop
>> crypto and users may abandon its use if mandatory GAK becomes law.
Clinton has been saying over and over again how important cryptography
is to electronic commerce, globalization, etc. Until now, the story
has been that GAK is just a tool to let the FBI do its job. But if
the government's own CBO says that GAK will reduce the use of crypto,
that should be reason enough for Congress to vote against it.
Marc
