Νομιζω πως ηταν αναμενομενο οτι τα κινητα θα ειχαν αλγοριθμο κρυπτογραφισεις, που σπαει ευκολα αν ξερεις το κολπο.
Η ιστορια επαναλαμβει τον εαυτο της για ακομα μια φορα :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_Chip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_escrow
But the heart of the concept was key escrow. In the factory, any new telephone or other device with a Clipper chip would be given a "cryptographic key", that would then be provided to the government in "escrow". If government agencies "established their authority" to listen to a communication, then the key would be given to those government agencies, who could then decrypt all data transmitted by that particular telephone.
Ο αλγοριθμος Clipper_Chip δημιουργηθηκε απο τις ΗΠΑ, ετσι ωστε αν καποιος τον χρησιμοποιουσε για να κρυπτογραφισει ενα μηνυμα, αυτο να μπορει να αποκρυπτογραφηθει ευκολα αλλα μονο απο τις ΗΠΑ.
Ετσι αν επετρεπαν μονο την χρηση του Clipper_Chip, και απαγορευαν ολους τους αλλους αλγοριθμους κρυπτογραφησεις, θα ηξεραν ανα πασα στιγμη τι λεει ο καθενας, και θα μπορουσαν να τον παρακολουθησουν.
Οι ΗΠΑ αναγκαστηκαν να αποσυρουν τον Clipper_Chip λογο της λαικης αντιδρασης και κυριως γιατι δεν θα ειχαν την δυναμη να επιβαλουν τον αλγοριθμο αυτο στις χωρες του εξωτερικου.
Πιθανον, λοιπον τα αρχικα σχεδια των ΗΠΑ να μην αλλαξαν, απλα να πηραν αλλη μορφη.
Αφου λοιπον δεν μπορουσαν να το κανουν με το νομο, χωρις να αντιμετοπισουν την λαικη αντιδραση,
θα το κανουν εφαρμοζοντας αλλες κρυφες μεθοδους για να πετυχουν τον στοχο της (cia, δορυφοροι, καμερες, Α5/1).
Αντι να πετυχει το σχεδιο της μεσω του Clipper_Chip, θα μπορουσε να το πετυχενε μεσω του "A5/1" του GSM και μαλιστα χωρις να εχει αρνητικες επιπτωσεις (λαικη αντιδραση,κτλ), κανεις δεν θα συνδεε τον "A5/1" με τις ΗΠΑ.
Ετσι ακομα και αν στο μελλον βγει ενας νεος αλγοριθμος κρυπτογραφισεις, προφανως θα εχει παραθυρακι ετσι ωστε οι ΗΠΑ να μπορουν να ανιχνευουν τους "τρομοκρατες". Ετσι και αλλιως για τις ΗΠΑ, η ανιχνευση τρομοκρατιας εχει μεγαλυτερη σημασια απο την προστασια των ανθρωπινων δικαιωματων.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography wrote:
Cryptography has long been of interest to intelligence gathering and law enforcement agencies. Actually secret communications may be criminal or even treasonous; those whose communications are open to inspection may be less likely to be either. Because of its facilitation of privacy, and the diminution of privacy attendant on its prohibition, cryptography is also of considerable interest to civil rights supporters. Accordingly, there has been a history of controversial legal issues surrounding cryptography, especially since the advent of inexpensive computers has made widespread access to high quality cryptography possible.
In some countries, even the domestic use of cryptography is, or has been, restricted. Until 1999, France significantly restricted the use of cryptography domestically, though it has relaxed many of these. In China, a license is still required to use cryptography. Many countries have tight restrictions on the use of cryptography. Among the more restrictive are laws in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Tunisia, and Vietnam.[30]
In the United States, cryptography is legal for domestic use, but there has been much conflict over legal issues related to cryptography. One particularly important issue has been the export of cryptography and cryptographic software and hardware. Probably because of the importance of cryptanalysis in World War II and an expectation that cryptography would continue to be important for national security, many Western governments have, at some point, strictly regulated export of cryptography. After World War II, it was illegal in the US to sell or distribute encryption technology overseas; in fact, encryption was designated as auxiliary military equipment and put on the United States Munitions List.[31] Until the development of the personal computer, asymmetric key algorithms (ie, public key techniques), and the Internet, this was not especially problematic. However, as the Internet grew and computers became more widely available, high quality encryption techniques became well-known around the globe. As a result, export controls came to be seen to be an impediment to commerce and to research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography_laws_in_different_nations wrote:
Cryptography is the practice and study of hiding information. There are many different cryptography laws in different nations. Some countries prohibit export of cryptography software and/or encryption algorithms or cryptoanalysis methods. In some countries a license is required to use encryption software, and a few countries ban citizens from encrypting their internet communication. Some countries require decryption keys to be recoverable in case of a police investigation.