17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
"Public Policy Issues Forum on Information Security" (aka "Celebration of 20 years of Public Key Cryptography" 1976-1996)
Co-Hosts: Cylink Corporation The Churchill Club [stuff deleted]
- Senator(s) Larry Pressler (and Bob Dole?*) on new legislation (The Encryption Communications Privacy Act of 1996) to loosen restrictions on strong crypto in the U.S.
What, exactly, are the "restrictions on strong crypto in the U.S.?
- Senator Conrad Burns (R/Montana) on his proposed bill (Promotion of Commerce On-Line in the Digital Era) which could include preventing government from becoming an escrow registry bureau.
I'm _still_ waiting to see the text of this bill. Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com