Friend, An item in 11 09 95 Edupage summarizes a NY Times new- sstory revealing Clinton's wish to spy on the world: OPPOSITION TO ADMINISTRATION'S ENCRYPTION STAND A coalition of 37 major U.S. technology companies has re- jected the Clinton Administration's proposed standard for data encryption, saying that they found Administration of- ficials unwilling to compromise. The government wants an encryption plan that will allow it to gather intelligence overseas, through the use of a key ^^^^^^^^ escrow encryption system. The high-tech companies want an encryption standard that would ensure privacy for both domestic and overseas users. ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ (New York Times 8 Nov 95 C3) Their opposition to the Administration's plan has been joined by 12 conservative organizations who call it anti-consumer, anti-marketplace, and anti-progress. (New York Times9 Nov 95 C3) Cordially, Jim NOTE. To subscribe to Edupage: send a message to: listproc@educom.unc.edu and in the body of the message type: subscribe edupage <your first name> <your last name>