NODE 3c74afbaRe: Waco in cyberspace
landmann@facstaff.wisc.edu (Thomas Landmann)Wed, 15 Jun 94 08:16:15 PDT
At 09:53 6/15/94 +0500, Brett Chappell wrote:
>>>Dr. Clinton C. Brooks, the N.S.A.'s lead scientist on the Clipper Chip
>>>told me, "You won't have a Waco in Texas, you'll have a Waco in cyberspace.
>>>You could have a cult, spaeking to each other through encyrption, that
>>>suddenly erupts in society - well programmed, well organized - and then
>>>suddenly disappears again."
The folks in Waco hadn't committed any great crime, and would have
continued in their secluded existence for quite some time had the ATF not
seen fit to provide a catalyst.
I suppose that cyberspace, with its potential anonymity and privacy, would
be the stuff ATF nightmares are made of.. NO DOORS TO KICK DOWN, and GUNS
are PRETTY USELESS in CYBERSPACE!! :-)
-Tom
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NODE ee230ce1Re: Waco in cyberspace
Linn Stanton <lstanton@sten.lehman.com>Wed, 15 Jun 94 10:59:32 PDT
In message <199406151513.KAA01664@audumla.students.wisc.edu>you write:
> I suppose that cyberspace, with its potential anonymity and privacy, would
> be the stuff ATF nightmares are made of.. NO DOORS TO KICK DOWN, and GUNS
> are PRETTY USELESS in CYBERSPACE!! :-)
I think what really upsets the ATF/FBI is that people sitting at computers
simply doesn't make good footage for TV.
An agent typing "HALT!! Hit enter and I'll flame you!" just won't cut it on
the six o`clock news.
No press, no promotion.
"Bad cop! No keyboard!"?