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Re: Magaziner hints at easing of Crypto Export Regulations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shabbir J. Safdar)
Tue Sep 15 18:57:50 1998
In-Reply-To: <35FE2677.2407915C@securemote.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:39:00 -0400
To: "David L. Sifry" <dsifry@securemote.com>, cryptography@c2.net
From: "Shabbir J. Safdar" <shabbir@mindshare.net>
See http://www.crypto.com/ for the early Reuters story about the announcement.
-S
At 8:33 AM +0000 9/15/98, David L. Sifry wrote:
>The Wall Street Journal reported today that at the Wall Street Journal
>Europe Conference, Ira Magaziner acknowledged that the Clinton
>Administration's policy on encryption isn't consistent with other
>White House Internet policies -- most of which advocate market-led
>approaches. He said a further loosening of export restrictions could
>come within the next few weeks, allowing for freer export of 128-bit
>software.
>
>The key word here is "freer". We already know that Mr. Magaziner
>disagrees with the official White House policy on export restrictions
>and escrow on strong crypto. Will this loosening of export
>restrictions entail the free distribution and export of 128-bit strong
>crypto, or will this export only be "free" if the keys are escrowed by
>the U.S. Government?
>
>Dave
>--
>Dave Sifry dsifry@securemote.com
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