Criminals and strong encryption

[T Bruce Tober]

In message <s5462282.015@Tecsun.Demon.Co.Uk>, Dave Howe
<DHowe@tecsun.demon.co.uk> writes
><tone=sarcastic>
>I have a better idea - most professional criminals use guns, right? so legislate 
>that,
>when they come in to re-new their gun licences, they must bring in all guns they
>own so a ballistic "fingerprint" can be taken. That way, the next time they use
>a firearm for illegal purposes, the police can be waiting on their doorstep to 
>question them.
></tone>
>
>Lets face facts here - a criminal is not going to follow a law that puts him at 
>a
>disadvantage - that's why he is a criminal! Laws are only there to be obeyed 
>by the law abiding.......

And ignorant ones like this are the oxygen on which revolutions and
civil disobediances are fed.


tbt -- Sign all messages with non-escrowed keys, don't give in to government 
tyranny. Commentary at http://www.crecon.demon.co.uk/Escrow.htm

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