Re: [ossig] Subject: Interesting document from ITworld.com

["lks" <lks@webpres.com.my>]

> On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 12:55 PM, lks wrote:
> 
> > But cryto is not only the domain of US/UK, if i am not wrong, the new 
> > ANSI
> > standard came from a scandinavian country. The algoritm is published 
> > as well
> > as other algorithm, whats to stop from implementing. Of course the 
> > danger is
> > backdoors or weaknesses may be classified ..
> 
> ANSI is an american standard, European do not use ANSI rather CE is 
> generally used. UK/US has always push for key escrow. How this will 
> affect other country is uncertain at best. US can't impose restriction 
> directly but they can always pressure others to comply with a 
> comprehensive key escrow regime. Although the current implementation of 
> various algorithm can be obtained form sites outside the US. the trend 
> is disturbing, one example is the arrest of Dimitri Skyrolv. It 
> obviously has an extra territorial implication.
 
Every thing about US is not disturbing ... 
> >
> > That's why it is imperative to keep our own technology and not let
> > government/monopolist agenda lead the way .. but where do we even 
> > begin to
> > start ... it's a long road to catch up .. even with simple Gnu/Linux
> > adoption .. we do not have a pool of developers here, even the techies 
> > are
> > dominated by sysadmin type.
> 
> This is exactly what I meant, there are quite a few free implementation 
> of various crypto. Problem is how do we defend their availability. If 
> some govt. starts to hunt down crypto site and try to enforce key 
> escrow requirement, where are you going to make it more widely 
> available ?
 
One of those p2p thing can help .. freenet, eternity, etc..

> > Perhaps we can start a series of articles for the newspapers to
> > educate/inform the masses who have not heard the good news yet ..???
> >



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