National Science Foundation to help CIA spy on chatrooms

Lan Barnes lan at falleagle.net
Wed Dec 1 13:19:10 PST 2004


On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 11:57:48PM -0800, boblq wrote:
> 
> > This gets back into the GPG argument: If you don't care, why do you put
> > your letters in an envelope instead of using postcards all the time?
> 
> One can always speak in code or hide one's speech. So why have a 
> First Amendment? 
> 
> boblq
> 

Having (how did they say it) security in one's papers -- privacy, and
even encryption -- is one right. Speaking clearly in the open is
another. Free speech is allowed so we can persuade each other.
Privacy/secrecy is allowed so we can have, well, privacy.

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Lan Barnes                    lan at falleagle.net
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