Unbreakable encryption would give really bad people, such as child pornographers, a sanctuary.
Predictor: Baker, Stewart
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article on encryption, Dan Gillmore quotes Stewart Baker: ”But for all the concern about such abuses, the real low-in-the-throat growling came in response to government defenses of Clipper and wiretapping proposals. Eyes rolled when the National Security Agency’s Baker said ‘unbreakable encryption would give really bad people, such as child pornographers, a sanctuary.'”
Biography:Stewart Baker was described by The Washington Post (Nov. 20, 1995) as “one of the most techno-literate lawyers around.” Baker’s Washington, D.C., practice covered issues relating to digital commerce, electronic surveillance, encryption, privacy, national security and export controls. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Security/Encryption
Name of publication: Dayton Daily News
Title, headline, chapter name: Privacy Backers Wary of New ‘Big Brother’
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=a36a73a15246c065a62136dee2752d23&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVlb-lSlzV&_md5=bbbcb9613009a20bcb17d6f3f68ba3df
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