On 5/19/05, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ram A Moskovitz wrote: > > > I don't think it would be tougher for the US gov to get a certificate > > out of one US corp or another assuming they had legal grounds to do so > > and the employees saw no ethnical problem with doing so. If there is a > > difference I think it is the opposite of what you suggest. VeriSign > > can afford to fight requests it has problems with while a smaller > > company may find it much harder. There is a weak analogue available in > > the way ISPs are handling requests for their customer's information - > > of course the ISPs don't live by a repuation that depends on trust so > > they are not as motivated to avoid trust breaches. > > Different carrots/sticks... > > Here's a nice big contract, you just have to give us one of dem der > certificates...
Ouch! Nice mudslinging. Got data or just paranoia? > > And so being an upstanding Australian citizen or resident I expect he > > "would go along with any legitimate request made by a legitimate > > government authority" > > Considering how little I think of our government when they bend over > backwards to accommodate the US government.... (That would be a no btw) Really? You wouldn't help your countrymates catch murders nor protect your neighboors safety. Really? Tell me you at least vote. _______________________________________________ mozilla-crypto mailing list [email protected] http://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-crypto
