Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!houxf!1314jb From: 1314jb@houxf.UUCP (J.BOKOR) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.flame,net.politics Subject: Re: Big Brother Message-ID: <839@houxf.UUCP> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 20:27:11 EST Article-I.D.: houxf.839 Posted: Sun Dec 9 20:27:11 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 03:17:02 EST References: <237@celerity.UUCP>, <221@looking.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.followup:4196 net.flame:7165 net.politics:6218 I am amazed at the naivete of those who underestimate the capacity of the NSA. They have a budget which is kept secret from the *president* himself. They won't tell him because they're afraid Stockman will find out. You better believe they're listening to everything, including encrypted messages especially. Crypto-freaks out there back me up on this...the NSA has even been known to certify encryption methods as "safe" for use by the general community, which they have themselves cracked so that *they* can then monitor the "secret" public traffic. "Never underestimate the power of a schnook." - Boris Badunov, World's Greatest Nogoodnik