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ENCRYPTION WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT

56 BIT ENCRYPTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT ON-LINE PRIVACY

Marc S. Friedman, President-elect of the Computer Law Association, 1999 / 2000; Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, " SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ENCRYPTION - PLAIN, SIMPLE, AND UNENCRYPTED," EE2001-hxm lxnx

Problem number one: The 56 bit encryption is not going to adequately protect on-line privacy and security, according to many experts. n11 Just last summer, a group in California developed a device called the DES Cracker that broke a 56 bit encrypted message in just, coincidentally, 56 hours, using very limited resources. n12