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John Gilmore Analyzes NSA Obstruction of Crypto In IPSEC

Posted by timothy on from the many-fingers-many-pots dept.

New submitter anwyn writes "In a recent article posted on the cryptography mailing list, long time civil libertarian and free software entrepreneur John Gilmore has analyzed possible NSA obstruction of cryptography in IPSEC. He suggests that packet processing in the Linux kernel had been obstructed by one kernel developer. Gilmore suggests that the NSA has been plotting against strong cryptography on mobile phones."

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  1. Re:USA! USA! USA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the usa is not the only country with a surveillance program. The NSA is supposed to spy on foreign countries. Just about every modern country has their equivalents which I'm sure monitor the USA too. The controversy is that NSA was spying on americans too, which it's not supposed to do.

  2. Re:Sounds like John Gilmore has called it accurate by PPH · · Score: 0, Troll

    So, let us know when Mr. Gilmore drives off a cliff some night.

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