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Americans for Computer Privacy press conf 3/4/98
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Mon Mar 2 20:22:01 1998
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 16:51:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
To: cryptography@c2.net
You may remember I wrote about this in TIME Magazine a month ago (Netly
article at http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1722,00.html);
now they're announcing it publicly. --Declan
Americans for Computer Privacy
WHAT: Americans for Computer Privacy (ACP) brings together
companies and associations representing financial
services, manufacturing, health care, high-tech, and
transportation, as well as both liberal and
conservative organizations. ACP will launch a
multi-tiered media and legislative campaign to
ensure that the privacy of confidential files and
communications is preserved in the Information Age,
while supporting the sale of strong U.S. encryption
products to customers around the world.
WHO: Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA);
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA);
Rep. Rick White (R-WA);
Sen. John Ashcroft (R-MO);
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT);
(invited) Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT);
ACP Executive Director Ed Gillespie;
ACP Counsel Jack Quinn;
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist;
representatives from numerous ACP member
organizations.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 4, 1 p.m.
WHERE: 345 Cannon House Office Building (Caucus Room),
Capitol Hill
BACKGROUND:
ACP believes that encryption is an issue all Americans need
to be concerned about. Any legislation passed by Congress must
ensure that our citizens, businesses and institutions can continue
to buy and use the strongest encryption technology available to
protect themselves and their customers from crime without fear
of unwarranted government intrusion-and that restrictions should
be eased on the export of strong encryption products, creating
a level playing field for U.S. industries in the global marketplace.
