Through cooperation and opening the dialog on these issues, we can see greater security. This brings up another important lesson of the Mitnick caper - the exemplary collaboration between nongovernmental organizations, individual expertise, and national law enforcement agencies, working together to apprehend a federal fugitive. People shouldn't assume that the Internet is unsafe because of this one incident. Use encryption where appropriate. Use trustworthy Internet service providers.
Encryption is a field for healthy debate.
The Department of Justice and the Administration strike a balance through Clipper Chip. The goal is to encourage Americans to adopt strong encryption, as part of their privacy interests, but allows law enforcement, if need be, after government obtains a court order. Yet Walker is optimistic that with the help of the citizens of cyberspace they can stay ahead of the curve and stay abreast of new technology used by criminals. Certainly, had Mitnick wanted to, with the almost unimaginable power he amassed on his desktop he could have wreaked billions of dollars of damage upon untold, unsuspecting, innocent people. More Than Clipper A vocal sector in the tech community argues the denial of an overseas market cripples robust development of encryption technology.