actually the german government has no interest to help the nsa by breaking encrypted messages. since the nsa seems to espionage german companies, these companies have a vital interest for encrypting their data. do you really think the nsa wants to stop the export of encryption technology because of the fear that terrorists might use it? no, imho there is only one answer: strong encryption makes their spy job much harder! international versions of the netscape browser have only the 40bit des encryption, that is unacceptable for sending confidential data.
i think the main difference between the moral viewpoints in the usa and europe is that the americans seem to accept violence in movies and games while europeans do not have so much problems with sexual contents as they have with the violent ones. as far as i know americans may drive a car when 16 years old, buy a gun when 18 and may buy alcohol and porn when 21. in germany you may drive a car, buy alcohol and hardcore porn stuff when you are 18. sexually explicit scenes and stories in movies, tv shows and teenager magazines are commonly not restricted, while for example you cannot buy quake because of its violent content.
Slashdot Mirror
actually the german government has no interest to help the nsa by breaking encrypted messages. since the nsa seems to espionage german companies, these companies have a vital interest for encrypting their data. do you really think the nsa wants to stop the export of encryption technology because of the fear that terrorists might use it? no, imho there is only one answer: strong encryption makes their spy job much harder! international versions of the netscape browser have only the 40bit des encryption, that is unacceptable for sending confidential data.
i think the main difference between the moral viewpoints in the usa and europe is that the americans seem to accept violence in movies and games while europeans do not have so much problems with sexual contents as they have with the violent ones.
as far as i know americans may drive a car when 16 years old, buy a gun when 18 and may buy alcohol and porn when 21. in germany you may drive a car, buy alcohol and hardcore porn stuff when you are 18. sexually explicit scenes and stories in movies, tv shows and teenager magazines are commonly not restricted, while for example you cannot buy quake because of its violent content.