Wired: Echelon Furor Ends in a Whimper

[Owen Lewis]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Dave Bird
> Sent: 28 July 2001 17:58
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Wired: Echelon Furor Ends in a Whimper
>
>
>  .....  I have to
>  depend on phone and other switches operated by large businesses who can
>  be corrupted without my having any say:  end to end crypto resolves
>  this problem.  It means eavesdropping must be done by targeting the
>  end nodes, homes or offices, of particular participants.  This is more
>  labour intensive at the moment so must be done more selectively. It is
>  also seen as more offensive by innocent targets and their contacts....
>  people are less happy at the idea of being bugged in their own houses
>  and may get rather unhappy with police who do it.

Which is, I have little doubt, what many of those who advocate such a course
would like to bring about. However, it is also the prime reason why such an
entire shift in the methodology will never come about.

Owen