This is a quote from an article by Paul Vallely in The Independent, London, which can be found here: http://nytsyn.com/live/News3/006_010696_101827_2723.html
What one government regards as harmful material is an instrument of freedom and democracy to another. Officials at the US National Security Agency have suggested that Internet encryption technology - a sophisticated method of encoding information - be deliberately exported to Chinese dissidents to help them in their fight against their government - even though its export is otherwise banned under US arms control regulations.
Does anyone know of real documentation of this "suggestion" from the NSA? It quite telling, though no surprise to any of us I'm sure, that they would think that strong crypto should be a tool of freedom in china, but not in this country. Maybe they should get Microsoft to insert subliminal directions for downloading PGP into a future episode of "My Computer Family". :-) --Jeff Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist Netscape Communication Corporation jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw/ Any opinions expressed above are mine.