Re: RFC: increased interest for cryptographic software?

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On Sat, Sep 15, 2001 at 02:56:00PM -0700, Keith Clayton wrote:
> Maybe just increasingly concerned that our right-wing politicians are
> going to attempt to pass laws restricting crypto further and make it
> easier to intercept and read/listen to electronic communications.  In
> fact US senators have already proposed requiring backdoors in crypto for
> law enforcement (senator from NH) as well as allowing for interception
> of net traffic without warrant (Senator Feinstein as one of the
> authors).

Your characterization of it as a "right-wing" affinity is false.

For instance, your example of Dianne Feinstein: she is widely known as a
liberal, left-wing politician.

I'm afraid assholes can exist on both sides.

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