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[dvd-discuss] Americans back encryption controls- NOT QUITE!
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- Subject: [dvd-discuss] Americans back encryption controls- NOT QUITE!
- From: Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:41:22 -0700
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Another piece of irresponsible journalism:
Americans back encryption controls
A poll finds widespread support for a ban on 'uncrackable' encryption
products, following proposals in Congress to tighten restrictions on
software that scrambles data.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/630646.asp
The next paragraphs states:
THE SURVEY FOUND that 72
percent of Americans believe that
anti-encryption laws would be
"somewhat" or "very" helpful in
preventing a repeat of last week's
terrorist attacks on New York's World
Trade Center and the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C.
Somewhat is NOT very