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Title: The Limits of Trust: Cryptography, Governments, and Electronic Commerce by Stewart Abercrombie Baker, Paul R. Hurst ISBN: 9-0411063-5-9 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $151.50

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Average Customer Rating: 2.17 (6 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Not bad in retrospect¿
Comment: While reading through other reviews of this book I noticed not only that they were negative as a whole but also that they were all written prior to the (WTC and Pentagon among suspected others) terrorist attacks in the US on 9/11/2001.

In light of the fact that we can see much more clearly now how "ultimate" privacy can be a "not so perfect" thing, and how complete privacy may actually hinder our own safety and security, I imagine this book and the ones to follow will get more balanced reviews.

I also imagine that this book and other works by this author or those with similar backgrounds and views might aid or even guide the many people and organizations that will have to now deal with the true issues of "privacy" in this electronic age.

I thought the author was in his element, though an under appreciated element at the time. Looking at the book again, I certainly still recall my own feeling that this author was on a different side of the proverbial fence than I have ever been. However, his insight is invaluable and in retrospect, even somewhat balanced, and the issues he brings to light are pertinent.

The evolution of thoughts, facts, and opinions similar to the ones found in this book will (imo) be a driving force behind the development of an acceptable solution to the strained relationship between privacy and security which we have all been feeling in one way or another. Not bad in retrospect...

Rating: 1
Summary: Ludicrous
Comment: I saw this book at a local bookstore and picked it up, hoping to find an impartial look at cryptography in the new global marketplace. What I found instead was a somewhat Orwellian perspective on information control seasoned with a generous amount of hubris. Baker envisions a future where the plutocrats conduct their business in utmost security, where only those with worthy causes are allowed access to strong cryptography. The first question that comes to my mind is: who will determine which individuals and corporations have "worthy" causes? The government? Lawyers, perhaps? Baker seems much more concerned with the money such a system would put in his pocket than with personal privacy, and it shows.

Rating: 1
Summary: Chipping away at freedom
Comment: Mr Baker seeks to justify a policy which will arbitrarily restrict your access to information and privacy. Quite an unpleasant surprise! Combine that with his patronizing tone, and you have a thoroughly unpleasant book.

I returned my copy.