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News.com: Crypto Doesn't Kill - People Do

Posted by timothy on from the aa*jTYnd8-H//Im dept.

McSpew writes: "Bravo to News.com for telling the truth about cryptography. They even cited /.'s coverage of Phil Zimmerman's real views on PGP and its possible role in any terrorist acts." On a per-word basis, this may be the best summary of why calls to ban or restrict encryption technology (as with government key escrow, or constrained key sizes) has little to do with enhancing national or world security.

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  1. Re:Stop this mess ! by peppy · · Score: 5, Informative

    It seems the terrorists didn't even bother to encrypt their emails either according to this article in the UK Guardian newspaper.

    "FBI investigators had been able to locate hundreds of email communications, sent 30 to 45 days before the attack....According to the FBI, the conspirators had not used encryption or concealment methods. Once found, the emails could be openly read."