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.

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