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Re: What was the quid pro quo for Wassenaar countries?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Weinstein)
Mon Dec 7 01:17:08 1998
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 23:16:12 -0800
From: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
To: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
CC: cypherpunks@toad.com, cryptography@c2.net
John Gilmore wrote:
> PS: I particularly like Ambassador Aaron's characterization that
> this new development will help US industry, by censoring foreign crypto
> publishers in the same way the US government censors US publishers.
> A giant step forward for freedom and commerce everywhere, eh Mr. Aaron?
> What an incredibly talented liar, I mean diplomat, he is.
I agree. This is something that I found particularly offensive. "Really,
we're doing it for your own good!" Feh.
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