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From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Subject: Re: Once they get your keys....
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1993 04:34:44 GMT
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In article <930424031634.176183@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL> Grant@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL (Lynn R Grant) writes:

>About 50 people so far have asked, "Once the FBI gets your Clipper keys,
>won't they be able to read all your future and past traffic?"
>
>There has been no response from NIST, NSA, Ms. Denning, Mr. Hellman, or
>anyone else who might be able to give us an authoritative answer.
>This is troubling.

The proposal could be modified so that if they get a court order to tap you
and don't charge you with a crime within, say, 90 days, they have to buy you
a new phone.

If they do charge you, and you are found innocent, they have to buy you a
new phone.

:-)

David

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