NODE 5e394802Re: inman vs. crypto
sommerfeld@orchard.medford.ma.us (Bill Sommerfeld)Fri, 17 Dec 93 07:36:18 PST
' "My Answer", he said "would be legislation which would
make it a criminal offense to use encrypted communications to conceal
criminal activity.
This isn't so bad all by itself, but...
..you could have a registry of institutios which can
legally use cryphers. If you get somebody using one who isn't registered,
then you go after him." '
... this is absolutely unacceptable!
BTW, I just called Sen. Kennedy's office. Kennedy is on the Armed
Services committee, and according to the secretary is in favor of the
nomination, but I asked a staffer to ask Kennedy to ask Inman about
how he reconciles the First Amendment with statements he's made like
these.
- Bill