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

[Dorothy Denning]

Peter, thanks for the information to the effect that the cryptoviral
extortion case had been discredited.

Just to clarify a few points about the study.

Our objective was not to make or break the case for key escrow.

The cases that are presented without a reference and without qualifiers
such as "there is a rumor" are based on first-hand accounts from either
the law enforcement officers who handled the case or the person who
did the decryption.  These people wished to remain anonymous, so there
is no citation.

I expect that most of the cases where encryption is encountered in
wiretaps are foreign intelligence cases.  We were not able to get
any information on these cases, so did not draw any conclusions.

Regards,
Dorothy