NODE 43a9ad42Infomercial
tomh@bambi.ccs.fau.edu (Tom Holroyd)Thu, 24 Feb 94 19:46:37 PST
Most people couldn't care less. They don't encrypt data, and will
never use a clipperphone. The FBI can *already* listen to all their
phone calls and see all their medical records. Why should people
do anything to protect something they don't have anyway?
NODE f3508285Re: Infomercial
"Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>Thu, 24 Feb 94 19:52:02 PST
Tom Holroyd says:
> Most people couldn't care less. They don't encrypt data, and will
> never use a clipperphone. The FBI can *already* listen to all their
> phone calls and see all their medical records. Why should people
> do anything to protect something they don't have anyway?
I agree that an infomercial is silly, but I disagree that secure
phones don't have an extensive market. If they were cheap enough,
people would want the feature just for the hell of it. Ultimately, it
won't add more than a couple of bucks to the cost of a phone -- and
the "ultimately" in this case is less than a decade away. I'd say that
most people would pick up a cryptophone if it only costs a couple
bucks more and is transparent to use.
Perry