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Unfortunately once we have set up digital security, the government will be severely handicapped in monitoring communication between sundry bad guys!
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They proposed that this be addressed by
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a)Using a particular (and quite reasonable) encryption technology built into special hardware -- the clipper chip
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b)The decryption keys used in each chip would be deposited with the government so that they and only they could break any encoding
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c)The decryption key would actually be shared by two agencies "preventing" abuse by any one high-handed part of government
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Note mainly aimed at phones and faxes but must address computer networking given growth in internet
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Highly controversial as clearly attacks various deeply held principles of free speech
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I am more or less certain that it is doomed anyway as too hard in today's world to enforce such a standard
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