[free-sklyarov] [declan@well.com: FC: Majority of Americans want anti-encryption laws, poll says]

[Kevin A. Burton]

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"Karsten M. Self" <kmself at ix.netcom.com> writes:

> Realizing that this is only slightly topical here, could someone point
> me at a group more apropriate to general crypto/rights discussion?  Or
> is this it?

I would say that the only appropriate forum *would* be crypto experts (probably
not the free-skylarov list, although I am sure there are some experts here).

That said... congress usually doesn't pay attention to anything that crypto
experts say.

Their the domestic vs international encryption export policy was patently stupid
and bordered on moronic.  Do you think that *anyone* had a problem getting 128
bit crypto??

Hm... (from a foreign country) break into a US .edu, setup an SSH tunnel,
startup netscape (export) and goto netscape.com to download the 128 bit domestic
version.  Netscape's DNS will resolve the .edu and give it to you, just fine.

Of course the DMCA should make this illegal but something tells me that any
advanced terrorism wouldn't care.

Kevin

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