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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by EthanHeilman on Friday August 30, 2013 @03:40PM (#6303767)
Wait until they start using words like "assault crypto" or military grade-crypto. Why does any citizen need the crypto that is used in warfare? They aren't in combat, why do they need more than 54-bit keys? Who are they so worried about anyway?
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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by hga on Friday August 30, 2013 @04:11PM (#6303927)
"There is no need in American civilian life for these weapons of war." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine)

The next time they come for the gun owners (well, that would be yesterday: http://www.pagunblog.com/2013/08/29/obama-issues-executive-o...) you might want to consider that this set of rights is indivisible.

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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by pampa on Friday August 30, 2013 @05:23PM (#6304310)
Or better yet: Crypto of mass destruction!
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