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The Cyphernomicon §2.7.4: I've just joined the list and am wondering why I don't see more debate about Clipper? (Timothy C. May, 1994)

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Timothy C. May September 10, 1994

2.7.4. “I’ve just joined the list and am wondering why I don’t see more debate about Clipper?”

  • Understand that people rarely write essays in response to questions like “Why is Clipper bad?” For most of us, mandatory key escrow is axiomatically bad; no debate is needed.
  • Clipper was thoroughly trashed by nearly everyone within hours and days of its announcement, April 16, 1993. Hundreds of articles and editorials have condemned it. Cyperpunks currently has no active supporters of mandatory key escrow, from all indications, so there is nothing to debate.

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https://nakamotoinstitute.org/static/docs/cyphernomicon.txt
One section of Timothy C. May's The Cyphernomicon: Cypherpunks FAQ and More, Version 0.666, dated September 10, 1994. The FAQ as a whole runs to more than 22,000 lines; this entry keeps only this section, which May's copyright notice allows ("Use short sections under 'fair use' provisions, with appropriate credit"). Wording, outline markers and typos are kept as in the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute copy; the time of day is not recorded, so it is set to 00:00 UTC.