Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 23:58:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net> To: jbryant@tfs.net Cc: jamesbryant@sprintmail.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, barry@Lustig.COM Subject: RE: The back-door bill [was Re: Key escrow] Message-ID: <XFMail.970906235822.Shimon@i-Connect.Net> In-Reply-To: <199709061855.NAA00511@argus.tfs.net>
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``Bogus Paranoia'' Aside, what you did quote does scare me. Ignore the ``purpose'' sentences ``...To ....'' - they mean nothing. Read what authority the government assumes for itself, and what you will not be able to do no more. You being a person or otherwise. ``Private'' or otherwise. Simon Hi Jim Bryant; On 06-Sep-97 you wrote: > In reply: > [lots of completely fabricated text deleted] > > Of course accrding to the actual bill, the text the above is also a > complete fabrication. Nothing pisses me off more than lame pukes that > go spreading bogus paranoia about pending legislation by completly > fabricating what the legislation is about. > > At least they managed to get the title of the bill correct. > > For more information look up the entire bill text [S.909-IS] at: > > http://thomas.loc.gov > > or use the link to thomas at > > http://www.house.gov > > In the mean time, all of the section headers are directly pasted from > the bill below. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > S.909 > > Secure Public Networks Act > (Introduced in the Senate) > > > S 909 IS > > 105th CONGRESS > > 1st Session > > S. 909 > > To encourage and facilitate the creation of secure public networks for > communication, commerce, education, medicine, and government. > > IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED > STATES > > June 16, 1997 > > Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. KERREY, and Mr. HOLLINGS) introduced the > following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on > Commerce, Science, and Transportation > > > > A BILL > > To encourage and facilitate the creation of secure public networks for > communication, commerce, education, medicine, and government. > > Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the > United States of America in Congress assembled, > > SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. > > This Act may be cited as the `Secure Public Networks Act' . > > SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. > > It is the policy of the United States to encourage and facilitate > the creation of secure public networks for communication, commerce, > education, > research, medicine and government. > > TITLE I--DOMESTIC USES OF > ENCRYPTION > > SEC. 101. LAWFUL USE OF ENCRYPTION. > > Except as otherwise provided by this Act or otherwise provided by > law, it shall be lawful for any person within any State to use any > encryption, > regardless of encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length > chosen, or implementation technique or medium used. > > SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON MANDATORY THIRD PARTY ESCROW OF KEYS USED FOR > ENCRYPTION OF CERTAIN > COMMUNICATIONS. > > Neither the Federal Government nor a State may require the escrow > of an encryption key with a third party in the case of an encryption key > used > solely to encrypt communications between private persons within > the United States. > > SEC. 103. VOLUNTARY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN KEY MANAGEMENT > STRUCTURE. > > The participation of the private persons in the key management > infrastructure enabled by this Act is voluntary. > > SEC. 104. UNLAWFUL USE OF ENCRYPTION. > > Whoever knowingly encrypts data or communications in furtherance > of the commission of a criminal offense for which the person may be > prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction and may be > sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than one year shall, in > addition to any > penalties for the underlying criminal offense, be fined under > title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than five years, or > both, for a first > conviction or fined under title 18, United States Code, or > imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for a second or subsequent > conviction. The > mere use of encryption shall not constitute probable cause to > believe that a crime is being or has been committed. > > SEC. 105. PRIVACY PROTECTION. > > (a) IN GENERAL- It shall be unlawful for any person to > intentionally-- > > (1) obtain or use recovery information without lawful > authority for the purpose of decrypting data or communications; > > (2) exceed lawful authority in decrypting data or > communications; > > (3) break the encryption code of another person without > lawful authority for the purpose of violating the privacy, security or > property rights of > that person; > > (4) intercept on a public communications network without > lawful authority the intellectual property of another person for the > purpose of > violating the intellectual property rights of that person; > > (5) impersonate another person for the purpose of obtaining > recovery information of that person without lawful authority; > > (6) issue a key to another person in furtherance of a crime; > > (7) disclose recovery information in violation of a > provision of this Act ; or > > jim > -- > All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, > stamped, > think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, > indexed, or > radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The > Prisoner" > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: > EM28PW > voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. > http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: > KPC-3+ --- Sincerely Yours, (Sent on 06-Sep-97, 23:52:06 by XF-Mail) Simon Shapiro Atlas Telecom Senior Architect 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 130 Beaverton OR 97005 Shimon@i-Connect.Net Voice: 503.643.5559, Emergency: 503.799.2313
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