Today, we live in a new world that has had two major breakthroughs that have an impact on this state of affairs. The first is the coming of the personal computer and the information age. The second breakthrough is public-key cryptography.

Trying to stop this is like trying to legislate the tides and the weather.

When privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.

Some Americans don't understand why I should be this concerned about the power of government. But talking to people in Eastern Europe, you don't have to explai…