Jack Straw on the 'Today' programme

[Owen Blacker]

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Roland quoth (2001-09-30 T 11:28):
> >
> > If he meant weak encryption, he would have to admit he would have no
> > chance of persuading people to use it.
>
> Neither of which fits the situation with GSM phones. The networks are 
> obliged to decrypt (whether it's strong or weak) and the users are happy 
> with it (whether its strong or weak).

There's a difference between "happy with it" and "stuck with no other
option and minimal possibility of getting anything better".  I'm sure
you're right and most users don't care, but I'm sure plenty of people
would choose a more secure replacement, were one available...


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