Sound bite time

Okay, here are my sound bytes:

1. The long one (needed when they try to outlaw encryption):

As we move into the electronic frontier, the freedom to use crypto-privacy 
technology is becoming the equivalent to the right to bear arms:
it is the last line of defense against a tyrannic government.  The good 
news is that privacy is a defensive technology, not an offensive one.
Giving up this un-enumerated right could be disasterous to future 
generations.

2. The short one (simple-minded Clipper is no good):

Crypto Privacy is like a bullet proof vest for your transmitted speech; 
the Clipper chip is a paper jacket with extra zippers in the back.


Paul E. Baclace
peb@procase.com

Neither of those is aimed at Joe Average Citizen.

The first isn't any good, because most people don't see any need to
protect against a tyranny.

The second is no good because although people might be afraid of
getting shot, most people don't go around wearing bulletproof vests
all the time.

I'd be for something applicable and simple like

"Giving the government keys to your encrypted messages is like giving
them keys to the front door of your house."

People can relate to that.

		Marc