Cypherpunks list - Re: Joichi Ito as a Junior Policeman

Ito: Because, it would be much better to have it say, "we don't want key escrow." My position on the study group is much more like making a testimony in congress. Unlike the US, once a bill hits the floor, it is very hard to participate. I have to participate while it is still in the ministry level.

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If you want to view me as "co-opted" that's fine. Without me, you would not have gotten Gilmore, Carl Ellison, or Whit Diffie's voice on the record during the study group hearings.