..and frankly, it's not a very good hack. The room has to be pitch black in order for you to be able to see an image, and the resolution is terrible. If you want a big projected image, you'll have to buy a real projector in order to get any worthwhile results.
Why even bother to wrap your encrypted message with government-approved crypto? Reno says at this point that the DOJ is no longer pursuing mandatory key escrow for domestic use (I don't believe her, but that's her public stance at this point). If you're going to use PGP, flaunt it! No need to hide (yet!).
See, that's the problem: the US Government _doesn't_ allow encryption to go to China for the dissidents to use. They don't seem to want anyone to use it for anything, especially overseas. Recheck the article..there's a whole section about this.
Actually, a lot of different non-profit types monitor this sort of thing. On the subject of encryption, check out "Cryptography & Liberty 1999", a report published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. It's a country-by-country analysis of crypto policy. Countries are rated as "Red" for most restrictive, "Yellow" for somewhat restrected or likely to restrict in the future, and "Green" for having no restrictions on encryption technology. This is the second year they've published the report, and they discuss progress and changes in policy during the past year.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch keep an eye on the more general issues of freedom and human rights, and have hundreds of reports on this sort of thing.
I agree with you, Enry, but I'd add that the encryption debate is one of the most bi-partisan of all time. There's really no liberals vs. conservatives issue here..it's big guys with guns vs. little guys with computers.
In the article above, follow the link to the "Electronic Privacy Papers" written by Dave Banisar and Bruce Schneier. There's a lot of information in that book about the Bush Administration and Clipper (everybody here remember the Clipper chip?).
I didn't mean to come across as if Bill Clinton himself were responsible for this entire debate..it started before he was in office, and it'll continue, I'm sure, long after the Democrats lose a presidential election (whenever that may be).
Microsoft was "awarded" the People's Choice Award by Privacy International, on April 8, 1999, for being the most frequent nominee presented by the public for intrusive practices and invasion of privacy.
Slashdot Mirror
..and frankly, it's not a very good hack. The room has to be pitch black in order for you to be able to see an image, and the resolution is terrible. If you want a big projected image, you'll have to buy a real projector in order to get any worthwhile results.
Why even bother to wrap your encrypted message with government-approved crypto? Reno says at this point that the DOJ is no longer pursuing mandatory key escrow for domestic use (I don't believe her, but that's her public stance at this point). If you're going to use PGP, flaunt it! No need to hide (yet!).
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has released "Filters & Freedom: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet Content Controls". The report is a collection of articles from anti-censorship organizations such as Peacefire, the ACLU, and the Internet Free Expression Alliance. The report is available from Amazon.
It's gotta go in the code somewhere, man.
It's back up...you can click through the main page. Look for the big stars-n-stripes. :)
Thanks, Roblimo.
I'm not sure what's up with Slashdot..somebody needs to be smacked upside the head with a large trout. :)
e 's a copy of the article there.
Go to http://www.tux.org/~protozoa/slashdot2.html..ther
-Kathleen Ellis
See, that's the problem: the US Government _doesn't_ allow encryption to go to China for the dissidents to use. They don't seem to want anyone to use it for anything, especially overseas. Recheck the article..there's a whole section about this.
Quit your whinin'. Since when is "there's a new processor available for the Mac, and it's fast" equitable to "Gee whiz, the case sure looks neat!"
Negative knee-jerk reactions to everything with the word "Apple" in it doesn't make you look too smart.
Actually, a lot of different non-profit types monitor this sort of thing. On the subject of encryption, check out "Cryptography & Liberty 1999", a report published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. It's a country-by-country analysis of crypto policy. Countries are rated as "Red" for most restrictive, "Yellow" for somewhat restrected or likely to restrict in the future, and "Green" for having no restrictions on encryption technology. This is the second year they've published the report, and they discuss progress and changes in policy during the past year.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch keep an eye on the more general issues of freedom and human rights, and have hundreds of reports on this sort of thing.
I agree with you, Enry, but I'd add that the encryption debate is one of the most bi-partisan of all time. There's really no liberals vs. conservatives issue here..it's big guys with guns vs. little guys with computers.
In the article above, follow the link to the "Electronic Privacy Papers" written by Dave Banisar and Bruce Schneier. There's a lot of information in that book about the Bush Administration and Clipper (everybody here remember the Clipper chip?).
I didn't mean to come across as if Bill Clinton himself were responsible for this entire debate..it started before he was in office, and it'll continue, I'm sure, long after the Democrats lose a presidential election (whenever that may be).
-K
Microsoft was "awarded" the People's Choice Award by Privacy International, on April 8, 1999, for being the most frequent nominee presented by the public for intrusive practices and invasion of privacy.