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Congress Considers Mandatory Crypto Backdoors

Posted by Hemos on from the the-encryption-wars-begin dept.

disappear writes: "Wired news reports that Congress is considering restrictions on crypto software in the wake of the terrorist attack. 'Nuff said." This will be the next battle -- especially in the wake of this week's tragedies, and the the allegations that the prime suspect Osama Bin Laden is a heavy crypto user. The battle of privacy and safety is going to begin in earnest now.

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  1. The cat is already out of the bag by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 3, Redundant

    The cat is already out of the bag
    The genie is out of the bottle
    Humpty Dumpty is already broken
    Etc.

    What would this accomplish?

  2. I think I speak for slashdot when I say... by Mdog · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

    --
    Slashdot 's editors are dickheads
  3. Re:I don't think so. by Ronin+Developer · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Log2(N) != ln(N).

    From a mathmatical perspective
    ln() specifies the natural log.

    Log2(N) == ln(N)/ln(2)

    From a complexity standpoint,
    O(log2(N) ~= O(ln(N)/ln(2) ~= O(ln(N))

    In this regard, they are equivalent (sorta like taking limits). But Log2(N) != ln(N) no matter what math you use (unless it's political fuzzy math).