We are totally, enthusiastically supportive of encryption technology for the public. We merely think that criminals, terrorists, child abductors, perverts and bombers should not have an environment free from law enforcement or a search warrant. I think most victims of crime agree.
Predictor: Kallstrom, Jim
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “The Information Revolution,” edited by Donald Altschiller, carries a reprint of the Jan. 23, 1995, U.S. News & World Report article “Policing Cyberspace” by Vince Sussman. Sussman explores First Amendment rights in cyberspace. He writes: ”‘We are totally, enthusiastically supportive of encryption technology for the public,’ says Jim Kallstrom, the FBI special agent in charge of the Special Operations Division in the New York office. ‘We merely think that criminals, terrorists, child abductors, perverts and bombers should not have an environment free from law enforcement or a search warrant. I think most victims of crime agree.’ Kallstrom sees the Clipper chip – which is supposed to offer phone privacy to consumers while providing police access – is a good way to give the public powerful encryption while still preserving law enforcement’s ability to conduct electronic surveillance. The FBI won a round last year when Congress passed the Digital Telephony Act, which requires future telecommunications systems to be accessible to wiretaps. But officials have not persuaded Congress or industry to back Clipper. Many opponents agree with the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Marc Rotenbeg, who calls Clipper part of the ‘Information Snooperhighway.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Security/Encryption
Name of publication: The Information Revolution (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Policing Cyberspace
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 114, 115
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