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Re: NSA CAN BREAK PGP ENCRYPTION

#3452
From: g@vanward.ci.net
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1993 10:39
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>In article <064303Z02121993@anon.penet.fi> an54588@anon.penet.fi writes:
>	A lot of people think that PGP encryption is unbreakable and that the
>NSA/FBI/CIA/MJ12 cannot read their mail. This is wrong, and it can be a deadly
>mistake. In Idaho, a left-wing activist by the name of Craig Steingold was
                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How big a collection of business cards did he have?

>arrested  _one day_ before he and others wee to stage a protest at government
>buildings; the police had a copy of a message sent by Steingold to another
>activist, a message which had been encrypted with PGP and sent through E-mail.


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Gerald Ruderman
g@vanward.ci.net

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