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Subject: Re: Some comments on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
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The low-cost secure voice terminals (STU-III) contracted for by NSA via
ATT, Motorola, RCA et al. will not pose a problem for NSA. Who do you
suppose will manage the keys for the new secure phones?

Unfortunately, given the porosity of NSA, one can expect the ultimate
result will be a substantial net loss for true security of U.S. interests:
bureaucrats will spend billions and will become assured of the security of
the techno-glossy new system- *everyone* will be required to use it, 
with the greatest urgency of use reserved for the most truly valuable
info. Ivan will pay a GTE clerk enough to cover his short positions on
the day the stock market falls 100 points and he'll hand over the key list.

It's happened before, according to my newspaper.

Doug Maisel