Kerrey bill introduced in Senate
Sen. Kerrey's evil "Secure Public Networks Act" was introduced in the Senate today, cosponsored by Sen. McCain. The bill, if passed, would: Criminalize the knowing use of crypto to encrypt data or communications in furtherance of a crime; (s. 104) Criminalize breaking another person's ciphertext for the purpose of violating their privacy, security, or property rights; (goodbye, Netscape bugs bounty and DES/RC4 cracks) (s. 105(3)) Criminalize intercepting another's intellectual property for the purpose of violating intellectual property rights (s. 105(4)) Criminalize issuing a key to another person in furtherance of a crime (s. 105(6)) Require federal government purchasers of crypto equipment to buy GAK crypto; (s. 202, 204) Require crypto products purchased with federal funds for use on a public network to employ GAK crypto; (s. 203, 205) Legalize the export of 56-bit DES crypto; (s. 302) Criminalizes the issuance of signature certificates by registered CA's for encryption keys if the user has not complied with GAK procedures; (s. 407(a)(4)) Criminalizes requesting a signature certificate for an encryption key from a registered CA if the user has not complied with GAK procedures; (s. 407(a)(5)) Allows the Secretary of Commerce to "make investigations, obtain information, take sworn testimony, and require reports or the keeping of records by .. any person", to the extent necessary to enforce the Act; (s. 701(a)) Allows the Secretary of Commerce to subpoena witnesses and documents in any State at any designated place; (s. 701(b)(3)(A)) Allows the Secretary of Commerce to impose civil/adminstrative penalties of up to $100K for violations of the Act; (s. 702(1)) Ugh. The original is online at http://www.senate.gov/~kerrey/encrypt/encrypt2.html, mirrored at http://www.parrhesia.com/kerrey.html. -- Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell: gbroiles@netbox.com | http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | Export jobs, not crypto.
Greg Broiles wrote:
Sen. Kerrey's evil "Secure Public Networks Act" was introduced in the Senate today, cosponsored by Sen. McCain.
The bill is S.909, and it's described as "A bill to encourage and facilitate the creation of secure public networks for communication, commerce, education, medicine, and government." It was also cosponsored by Sen. Hollings(SC). It's been referred to the Commerce committee. Here's a list of all the committee members. Republicans Democrats ----------- --------- McCain (AZ) Hollings (SC) Stevens (AK) Inouye (HI) Burns (MT) Ford (KY) Gorton (WA) Rockefeller (WV) Lott (MS) Kerry (MA) Hutchison (TX) Breaux (LA) Snowe (ME) Bryan (NV) Ashcroft (MO) Dorgan (ND) Frist (TN) Wyden (OR) Abraham (MI) Brownback (KS) -- What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
At 5:34 PM -0700 6/17/97, Tom Weinstein wrote:
What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
All Beings are happy when the Tao approaches 8800. --Tim "still long the market" May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
All Beings are happy when the Tao approaches 8800.
the crass, ignorant, and materialistic mistake the Tao for the Dow. when the Dow melts down, those that believe in it will be as shattered as those clinging to a false religion. they will be like the priests of a fallen hypocrisy. this is the way of the Tao, to arrive at truth by swimming through falsity. for the master it need not be so. but masters are rare. if they were not rare, it would not be the Tao.
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Tim May wrote:
At 5:34 PM -0700 6/17/97, Tom Weinstein wrote:
What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
All Beings are happy when the Tao approaches 8800.
The Tao of heaven is like the bending of a bow. The high is lowered, and the low is raised. If the string is too long, it is shortened; If there is not enough, it is made longer.
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Tim May wrote:
At 5:34 PM -0700 6/17/97, Tom Weinstein wrote:
What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
All Beings are happy when the Tao approaches 8800.
Sounds like Tim is having another Tao Jones... (About average for him...) alano@teleport.com | "Those who are without history are doomed to retype it."
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