[NEWS] FBI To Require ISPs To Reconfigure E-mail Systems (fwd)

Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
Wed Oct 17 20:49:36 UTC 2001


On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:40:45 PDT, Larry Diffey <ldiffey at technologyforward.com>  said:

> Criminals, terrorists and other evildoers think about and say,
> "Hmmm......since the FBI might monitor the email that passes through our
> ISP, let's set up our own mail servers outside of our ISP and communicate

And some people also believe that crypto with government back doors will
actually make a difference too....

> "Those who would trade freedom for security will wind up with neither." I
> forget who said it and I don't feel like looking it up.

Ben Franklin, I believe, and I think he said "deserve neither".
-- 
				Valdis Kletnieks
				Operating Systems Analyst
				Virginia Tech


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