Bruce Schneier, an internet-security expert, thinks it is a bit like worrying about spammers stealing a copy of the telephone directory.

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"Actually, I prefer to think of myself as being a little bit more like Robin Hood than the sheriff... except for the part about stealing from the rich, " he jokes.

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But the party-hopping, this time, is a bit different: it has been set off by President Daniel arap Moi's deftness in stealing the opposition's thunder.

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