The Internet of 1998 will provide automatic, secure, and fully private communication, without key escrow, internationally.
Predictor: Gilmore, John
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for The New York Times, Peter Lewis quotes John Gilmore. Lewis writes: ”‘The Internet Architecture Board has specifically decided to ignore export controls in designing the security infrastructure for the next generation of Internet protocols,’ Mr. Gilmore said. ‘The Internet of 1998 will provide automatic, secure, and fully private communication, without key escrow, internationally.'”
Biography:John Gilmore founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation with WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link) members John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor in 1990 in direct response to a threat to free speech. He was also a founder of Cypherpunks. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Security/Encryption
Name of publication: New York Times
Title, headline, chapter name: Privacy for Computers? Clinton Sets the Stage for a Debate on Data Encryption
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Fedders, Peter J.