Re: [Raven] And it ought to be remembered that there is...

["chefren" <chefren@pi.net>]

On 13 Apr 00, at 12:51, Tim Salo wrote:

> > From: "chefren" <chefren@pi.net>
> > Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:35:18 +0200
> > Subject: Re: [Raven] And it ought to be remembered that there is...
> > 
> > ... Our =society= CANNOT accept places where members can hide 
> > for law enforcement. ...
> 
> This is nuts, and shouting doesn't make it reasonable.

"Nuts", sigh...


> Every society reaches some balance between the rights of the individual
> and the rights of the society.

Yep, BALANCE, so no absolute privacy with communication for 
the individual. With encryption there is no balance 
possible in the same domain so society has to use force in 
another domain, bugs in private lives of individuals.

> While the balance may be different in different
> societies, I don't know of any where the rights of
> society take absolute precedence over the rights of the
> individual. 

If society put's you in jail or gives you death penalty I 
think that can be considered absolute precedence of 
rights over the rights of individuals.

+++chefren


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