Inaccurate study quoting, Re: anti-crypto rhetoric (Ellison,

[Yaman Akdeniz]

 The Denning-Baugh report, referenced
> below, did find significant use of encryption by criminals, 500
> current cases worldwide, over 20 cases were presented in detail, and
> they estimate that the number is growing at annual rate of 50-100%
> (some cases from the report are listed below).  In more than one of
> the cases, the encrypted information could not be deciphered by law
> enforcement.

See http://guru.cosc.georgetown.edu/~denning/crypto/index.html for 
Denning's articles. The list of cases is at:
http://guru.cosc.georgetown.edu/~denning/crypto/cases.html
and as October 1997 there are 20 cases cited and a note states that 
"New cases will be added to the database as we learn about them."

So I am not sure about the 500 cases even though that is their 
findings according to that joint paper (Denning &  Baugh) and a 
summary of that paper is available at:
http://guru.cosc.georgetown.edu/~denning/crypto/oc-abs.html


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Yaman Akdeniz <lawya@leeds.ac.uk>
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) at:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/pgs/yaman/yaman.htm

Read CR&CL (UK) Report, 'Who Watches the Watchmen'
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/pgs/yaman/watchmen.htm
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