Re: CDT Policy Post 2.12 - Sen. Burns Announces New Bill To Lift Crypto Export Controls
At 05:52 PM 3/28/96 -0500, Bob Palacios wrote:
The Burns bill is different from the other proposals in several respects. Specifically, the latest bill does not contain any new criminal provisions or provisions imposing liability on third party key holders.
Wow!!! Have I been excessively cynical? Perhaps, but the argument "You should support the Leahy bill or they will hit you with something worse" did nothing for my paranoia. Now I expect the NSA to do a little tour of the halls of congress telling the Senators "If you knew what we knew -- we would have to kill you", but let us applaude Burns anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com
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