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Seattle inventors clash with secrecy order over voice scrambler
Carl Nicolai and three partners from Seattle developed a low cost voice scrambler for CB radios and phones. The US Patent Office issued a secrecy order at the NSA's request, barring discussion and risking jail. Inventors say privately funded project, no military link, and fear NSA privacy crackdown. The case centers on national security claims versus private innovation.
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Nicolai
US Patent Office
National Security Agency
NSA
Patent Office
William Raike
Monterey
Calif
Raike
Carl Quale
David Miller
Seattle Area