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- Subject: Re: Registered Keys - why the need?
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- From: jim.wenzel@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Jim Wenzel)
- Date: 7 Nov 92 09:32:00 GMT
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- David Sternlight * In most of the world cars have been registered for
- many years, yet no democratic government has used
- that as a way to confiscate cars (except for those
- used in law violations).
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- Bad analogy (IMHO). Having your car registered does not mean that it
- can be searched without your permission. Where as with registration of
- private keys the possibility exists that your private messages could
- be read at will without your permission and/or knowledge. Totally
- different scenario.
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- * SM 1.06 A0059 * IBM? [I]ncredibly [B]oring [M]anuals.
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