Without it we are vulnerable to a hack that will make Watergate look like an minor political event. In fact, President Clinton has used encryption to scramble his Whitewater testimony for political priv acy reasons. To suggest that his privacy is any more important than yours or mine is simply wrong. Our democracy is threatened by the same technology used by law enforcement, wire tapping, because it has been shown to be abused. Our democratic way of life is at grave risk without the ability to secure political information.
Encryption can save our democracy, and ensure the privacy of every citizen.
Escrow keys will only provide yet one more access point for crim inal activity, including political criminals. No national security will be protected if I give up my property to an escrow agent. That has been proven wrong time and again. If anything, I would elect to work in the open rather than turn over data that will end up anywhere the politics and money tak es it. They are not going to simply give up the keys to their computers no matter what legal reassurances you give or write.