Month: June 1998

“We can count on the fact that the spread of strong encryption is going to mean that lives are going to be lost.”

Robert Litt, principal associate deputy attorney general at the US Department of Justice, engaging in some hyperbolic flourishes to attack encryption stronger than that which a bored college student could break, Wired News, 8 June 1998

“The acquisition of ICQ technology dramatically increases our presence on the Web.”

Steve Case, CEO of America Online, fumbling at an explanation for why his company spent $287 million to acquire a revenueless Israeli startup with a chat technology AOL’s techies had already duplicated, TechInvestor, 8 June 1998