Hi,Chris. I wanted to make sure you read this.Just something I came up with that may,or may not, be valid.
I think we can assume there are agencies similar to the FBI in other countries, clamoring for control of the Internet. But I don't think they'll be successful, and here's why:
The FBI wants DOMESTIC restrictions on encryption. Define "domestic". If Diamler-Benz in Germany sends an encrypted message to their U.S. headquarters, will it have to be un-encrypted before the U.S. headquarters can send that same message to U.S. field offices? If that's the case, what happens? Diamler-Benz will be hopping mad, that's what. They will contact THEIR gov't who will contact OUR gov't and
An "international incident" will be created. "Who is YOUR FBI to tell US what we can and cannot do?? This is INTOLERABLE".
Now, multiply that worldwide: a U.S. company communicating with its' Swiss branch; a Japanese company communicating with its' office in Thailand; a British company communicating with its' Brazilian vendor, etc.etc.etc.
The sheer magnitude of the Internet, and now Internet2 will FORCE encryption freedom because businesses worldwide WILL NOT settle for anything less.
So here's the solution: Treat Internet messages like postal MAIL. Now the law becomes "Tampering with encrypted Internet communications is a federal offense".
And who tracks down the "tamper-ers"?? The FBI.
There it is. Companies can freely use as much encryption power as they feel they need, without restriction, worldwide.
And JAWZ becomes a $50 stock.
Suppose the FBI had been around 100 years ago, and they said,"All mail must be unsealed, because we must be able to read anything we want. National Security, you know".
What would Congress have said?
The Internet is a steamroller and the old rules don't apply anymore; and where they do apply, they won't work. Legislators around the world will be forced to think internationally, and probably the easiest way to do that is,"HANDS OFF THE INTERNET'. |
