Observer Leader calls for escrow

[David Swarbrick]

Be fair, the leader itself suggests that only legitimate users should
deposit keys.

I have written to them. I wonder ...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Ben Laurie
> Sent: 01 October 2001 09:37
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Observer Leader calls for escrow
>
>
> Pete Chown wrote:
> >
> > Caspar Bowden wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.observer.co.uk/leaders/story/0,6903,560536,00.html
> > > More democracy, more security
> >
> > If you want to write (respectfully :-) ) to the Observer, the contact
> > details are given here:
> >
> > http://www.observer.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3933306,00.html
>
> One thing puzzles me: is there any evidence at all that "the complex
> encryption terrorists use to protect their communications" actually
> exists? As I understand it, communications have been done by traditional
> means, not involving encryption or the 'net at all.
>
> Of course, there's still the question why anyone thinks a terrorist
> would be insane enough to "give the electronic key to the appropriate
> police authority in advance" - I can just see it now:
>
> ObL: "Hi, is that the anti-terrorism unit?"
> ATU: "Yep, that's us"
> ObL: "Ah, good, I'm about to commit some acts of terrorism, and I plan
> to use encryption - what was the address to send the keys again, I seem
> to have mislaid it?"
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ben.
>
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