NODE 9ba9fce2GAK
Carl Ellison <cme@tis.com>Mon, 1 Aug 94 11:00:51 PDT
My mother (an English major) raised me to be very careful about language.
The gov't's use of the word "escrow" for key registration is as offensive to
me now as it was in April of 93 -- perhaps more so, through repetition.
I've decided to use the term
GAK
(Government Access to Keys)
as my name for the real issue here -- and let "escrow" stand for the act
of doing something for me (cf., the dictionary definition). (Besides, GAK
has onomatopoeic value. :-)
Anyone care to join me?
- Carl
NODE a8733c83Re: GAK
paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)Mon, 1 Aug 94 11:20:30 PDT
>
> My mother (an English major) raised me to be very careful about language.
>
> The gov't's use of the word "escrow" for key registration is as offensive to
> me now as it was in April of 93 -- perhaps more so, through repetition.
>
> I've decided to use the term
>
> GAK
>
> (Government Access to Keys)
>
> as my name for the real issue here -- and let "escrow" stand for the act
> of doing something for me (cf., the dictionary definition). (Besides, GAK
> has onomatopoeic value. :-)
>
> Anyone care to join me?
>
Sorry, can't. GAK (tm) is already trademarked by Nickelodeon for that
nice, slimy green stuff that my kids manage to get into the carpet. ,-)
- paul
NODE 3afc6438Re: GAK
David Merriman <merriman@metronet.com>Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:14:15 PDT
>
>
> >
> > My mother (an English major) raised me to be very careful about language.
> >
> > The gov't's use of the word "escrow" for key registration is as offensive to
> > me now as it was in April of 93 -- perhaps more so, through repetition.
> >
> > I've decided to use the term
> >
> > GAK
> >
> > (Government Access to Keys)
> >
> > as my name for the real issue here -- and let "escrow" stand for the act
> > of doing something for me (cf., the dictionary definition). (Besides, GAK
> > has onomatopoeic value. :-)
> >
> > Anyone care to join me?
> >
>
>
> Sorry, can't. GAK (tm) is already trademarked by Nickelodeon for that
> nice, slimy green stuff that my kids manage to get into the carpet. ,-)
>
>
How 'bout GIC (Gov't Interference with Crypto)?
or Federal Usage of Keys?
Dave Merriman
NODE af719dc3Re: GAK
mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:48:06 PDT
> or Federal Usage of Keys?
Shouldn't that be "Federal Usage of Cryptographic Keys"?
(learning to hate 1200 baud)
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NODE 78301228Re: GAK
paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)Mon, 1 Aug 94 13:05:32 PDT
>
> > or Federal Usage of Keys?
>
> Shouldn't that be "Federal Usage of Cryptographic Keys"?
>
I like it.
- paul
NODE 9a55bf74Re: GAK
Carl Ellison <cme@tis.com>Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:52:01 PDT
>How 'bout GIC (Gov't Interference with Crypto)?
>or Federal Usage of Keys?
Clearly --
Federal Usage of Citizens' Keys
NODE 32aa3fb8Re: GAK
"Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@vorlon.mankato.msus.edu>Mon, 1 Aug 94 15:53:04 PDT
On Mon, 1 Aug 1994, David Merriman wrote:
> How 'bout GIC (Gov't Interference with Crypto)?
> or Federal Usage of Keys?
How about 'Big Brother.'
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