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Professor Ross Anderson Calls On The Times To Fix Misquotes About Terrorism

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nternational cryptography expert Professor Ross Anderson has demanded a correction from the The Times for being misquoted on the subject of terrorists' use of email. With echoes of Phil Zimmermann's treatment by the Washington Post, which manufactured quotes by Zimmermann expressing . . . nternational cryptography expert Professor Ross Anderson has demanded a correction from the The Times for being misquoted on the subject of terrorists' use of email. With echoes of Phil Zimmermann's treatment by the Washington Post, which manufactured quotes by Zimmermann expressing "regret" for devising PGP encryption, Anderson says the Times journalist "was determined - or had been instructed - to write the story anyway".

Anderson lambasts The Times for unquestioningly peddling the meme that terrorists communicate using information hidden in pornographic content.

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