Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:31:59 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Repercussions (Was: Helping victims of terror) Message-ID: <15263.65151.364605.802268@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <01091219512600.11358@proxy.the-i-pa.com> References: <20010912215547.98067.qmail@web20806.mail.yahoo.com> <20010912225151.58FCD37B40B@hub.freebsd.org> <01091219512600.11358@proxy.the-i-pa.com>
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Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> types: > On a more FreeBSD related note, do you think this will provoke the US > government to create restrictions hurtful to the free software community? > Such as crypto restrictions, or new laws allowing the government to invade > our privacy as we use the internet? All in the name of "protecting the country > from possible terrorist threats?" Could pgp be outlawed? This has generated a lot of public emotion. Everyone with an agenda is going to try and channel that to further their goals. I've already heard public officials nattering about the current ineffectiveness of the US intelligence community, the poor record of government employees have at keeping secrets, and the dangers inherent in encryption technology that the police forces can't easily crack. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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