And a wide-scale public media freak-out over crypto/stego at this point would cause it to be used in exponentially larger numbers overnight.
Let them make crypto illegal. Crypto will then go the way of marijuana, E, and file-sharing: straight into the mainstream.
-TD
From: Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: S-Tools Stego makes an appearance in "Law and Order-SVU" Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:34:16 -0800
The S-Tools stego package had an appearance in tonight's "Law and Order--Special Victims Unit," with a suspected child pornographer hiding images of children in "they could be images of anything--sunspots, whatever."
"Stego...it's mainly used by spies."
Even a mention of the etymology of steganography.
I recall several mentions on "The Agency" and similar shows, usually involving the alleged secret messages from Osama (no evidence for this has been shown, to my knowledge).
Mentions of anonymous remailers are now almost commonplace. Looks like stego is catching up.
Implications for attempted bans on these tools, or "enhanced sentencing," are left to your imagination.
--Tim May
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