http://www.ispo.cec.be:81/ispo/lists/ispo/0464.html ---------- European Crypto Law information sources Robert Horvitz (horvitzr@omri.cz) Tue, 21 May 1996 13:22:59 +1GMT Reply to aadamski@cc.uni.torun.pl (Andrzej Adamski) who said: My name is Andrzej Adamski, I'm from Poland, Nicolas Copernicus University . I would be very grateful for getting hints where to find information on the current EU encryption policy/ legislation. What about present developments in the area of the European infrastructure of pubic (sic) key look like? ------------------------------------------------------------ Adam, the best place to start your research is at the "Cryptography in Europe" website: http://www.modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~avs/eu-crypto.html To see the wider context, visit the "Crypto Law Survey" website created by Bert-Jaap Koops in the Netherlands, at: http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm The EU and EC seem likely to cave in to pressure (blackmail?) from the American spy agencies and impose "back doors" on any strong encryption package. Unless Europeans stand up and insist that privacy of communication is an essential human right. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Robert Horvitz, International Coordinator, OSI Internet Program Motokov Building - Room 518, Na Strzi 63, 140 62 Praha 4, Czech Rep., tel 42 2 6114-2751, fax 6114-2750, email horvitzr@omri.cz ---------- For more on cryptography and encryption, see the IPO search page at: http://www.ispo.cec.be/topic/simple.html As an example, for artful use of crypto, see the "veincheck" proposal at: http://www.ispo.cec.be:81/ispo/lists/ispo/0252.html Social Applications of Biometrics Joe Rice (joerice@innotts.co.uk) Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:28:20 -0800 I would welcome some input to shape the following IT technology. The technology is a physiological biometric based upon the detection and comparison of subcutaneous blood vessels, essentially bar-code reading of people.