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Zimmermann, Encrypted VoIP, and Uncle Sam
An anonymous reader noted that Phillip Zimmermann and his VoIP encryption software are the subject of a NY Times article today. The article touches on the FCC, privacy, and related issues. Given all the suspicious behavior of the Bush Administration relating to wiretaps and phone records, this sort of thing is all the more important to be very aware of.
Only the terrorists would want their privacy. The terrorists(usually gov sponsored) envy us because of our privacy and liberty so we must give up both our privacy and liberty for gov/corporate security.
Just make it illegal to use any form of encryption that the government doesnt have keys for.
Then breaking out content wont matter.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Suspicious behaviour of the Bush administration?! Do you mean the database of phone records? *yawn* Commander Taco, your short-sighted political view is showing.
The correct time to have pointed that out would have been in direct response to my objection.
I directly responded to your objection with a real-life case that many consider to be a 'worst-case' scenario. At the time, I was unaware that your original post was made because you didn't recognize the hyperbole I was going for in my original post.
Before the bold, italics, comments about heads and sand, unnecessary wiki linking, and condescension.
I'm sorry that bold and italics disturb you so. Pity you couldn't see past them to the message. As for my comment about 'heads and sand', I feel it's justified, since you've chosen to take issue with my use of hyperbole to make a point, rather than the point itself. As for the 'unnecessary wiki linking', again, at the time, I thought it was necessary, as I believed that your objection was based on ignorance rather than a deliberate attempt at trolling.
Apparently you are unaware of the disturbing resemblence of your scenario to those espoused by folks who seriously include democrats and environmentalists in the set of endangered ideologies.
Indeed, I am unaware. Perhaps you would be so good as to furnish some links.
So since you now claim hyperbole in the inclusion of those two, are you still serious about the inclusion of unruly citizens and political dissidents?
Absolutely. At least you got that much.
Or was that also guarded by the invisible sarcasm tag?
Or mabye you didn't. Pity.
(By the way, was that statement guarded by the 'invisible sarcasm tag'?)
I would just like to add that it is this subthread which caused me just now to decide never to pay attention to mod insightful comments.
We can only hope.
(By the way, Gulogulo, you can come out from under the AC blankie now, it's painfully obvious that it's you. It's a shame you lack the courage to confront me openly.)
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