Stewart, in another 20 years, just how much privacy will any individual American have?
Stewart Baker http://www.us.net/~steptoe/baker.htm Stewart Baker: The irony is that we will have very little if unbreakable encryption spreads everywhere. The spread of encryption will give privacy against certain kinds of intrusions, but it will come at a cost to public safety that could be significant. To my mind, the real threat to our privacy doesn’t come from eavesdropping. It comes from the free distribution of information we want to share with many people — but not with everyone everywhere. For example, there’s nothing more chilling than running your own name through Alta Vista, andseeing everything you’ve ever said published. Diva: I found a photo of myself I didn’t know existed. Stewart Baker: Published Papers http://www.us.net/~steptoe/pubtoc.htm Diva: I can imagine that you found a trove of information about yourself. You’ve been very vocal on this topic for some time. At a recent debate last year, you and John Perry Barlow had a discussion about the role of government in r
