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Subject: Re: Big Brother
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Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 20:27:11 EST
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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