I'm sure most of you check /., and will have seen this article. If not, please go read it. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46852,00.html There is also a blanket response from Robin Miller, outlining what slashdotters must do to stop legislation like this. http://slashdot.org/yro/01/09/16/1647231.shtml Of course, the most important thing is to write (not flame) your legislators and and tell them why laws like these are a bad idea. Senator Contact Info: http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm Representative Contact Info: http://www.house.gov/writerep I'm willing to help organize phone, letter and email campaigns here in Flagstaff (puts on activist hat). Is anyone willing to do the same in Phoenix? It seems some publicity is in order. I'm willing to write letters to the editor for both Flagstaff Tea Party and the Az Daily Sun. I would submit a copy to the Arizona Republic as well, though it seems someone who could tie the matter with the interests of Phoenix residents and businesses would be more likely to have their letter published. Public protests and flyers could also be useful. It's time to act now. Do you want the FBI to read your email legally? Do you want to NSA to have a legally mandated database of all private encryption keys? I do not, and for the first time in my life, I'm going to fight. Please forward this message to friends not on the lists. Please call friends and coworkers. Ask if they want their email communications to be private. Get the word out. It will only take a vocal minority, but a very large number of people must know before that will acrue. Thanks, John Huerta jgh5@dana.ucc.nau.edu Home phone: (928) 226-7664