dave wrote:

Does DRM have conditional access capability. Digital means information
is no longer free.

Exactly. It can serve as a lock on the receiving end.

In many cases it also means information is no longer private. The data
stream, at last on the 'net, tells you who's doing what and where. The
digital fingerprints are everywhere, allowing easy tracking.

Why should electronic mail be any different than normal mail? Privacy
should be a given in either case.

PGP encryption is viable, but only in a limited number of cases.



mike