A proper law

[Brian Gladman]

From: "Owen Lewis" <oml@sysrx.uk.com>
To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:09 PM
Subject: RE: A proper law

[snip]
> > > But I very much agree with your view that there is no evidence to
> > > suggest that the availability of strong encryption is 'causing the sky
> > > to fall in'. After seeking such evidence on a worlwide basis it seems
> > > that we have only a very small number of cases where encryption has
> > > even been an issue and fewer still where encryption has resulted in
> > > law enforcement failures.
>
> I am not at all sure how one might derive satisfactory evidence in this
> regard.

I am satisfied with the credentials of those who have sought and presented
evidence on this issue.

And my opinion, based on their work, is that current evidence does not
justify the need for GAK as an aid to law enforcement.

    Brian Gladman