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Zimmermann, Encrypted VoIP, and Uncle Sam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-think-about dept.

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.

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  1. Re:nothing to hide by iogan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everyone should just go naked from now on

    AMEN to that!

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  2. Re:nothing to hide by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, I mean why do people wear clothes for that matter? I mean we are all made of meat covered in skin. We all know what human bodies look like. Everyone should just go naked from now on. Who needs privacy when you have nothing to hide?

    I tried that. They sent a bunch of burly guys to force me into a striped one-piece jumpsuit.

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  3. Re:nothing to hide by smooth+wombat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Be careful what you wish for.

    I'm at work at the moment so I can't do a proper search for images but think about it: would you want to see Margaret Thatcher walking around naked?

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  4. Re:nothing to hide by m874t232 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, let's see, why do people wear clothes? Shrinkage. Brown and yellow stains on furniture. Getting pubic hair stuck. Seeing the US senate naked. I think those are excellent reasons. Yours may differ. If the US starts going all naked, I'm moving.

  5. Re:same reason we keep the curtains drawn @ home? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think in this case it means a pet of some kind, probably a hampster

  6. Re:Evil Republicans!! by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 2, Funny


    *sigh*

    As I explained earlier, my inclusion of Democrats, along with environmentalists, was the use of hyperbole to make a point.

    Apparently, I'm going to have to slow-pitch these in the future...perhaps if I included members of PETA, Linux enthusiasts, and musicians in my list, it would have been clearer.

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  7. Re:Cryptome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Philip, I'm not sure I can trust that this message was really from you, as your message seems to be lacking an OpenPGP Signature. ;)

  8. Yeah, real suspicious by FredThompson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine, a Republican administration using laws created by Bill Clinton's Democrat administration to monitor international phone calls of known terrorists.

    Incredibly suspicious.

  9. Politico or Politaco by bighoov · · Score: 2, Funny

    Politico: A political person.
    Politaco: Mr. Malda when he mixes personal politics with news.