2-4-97. Reuters:

Global group fails to endorse Clinton encryption plan

Washington: An influential economic research group is preparing guidelines on computer encryption for its member countries but will duck some of the most contentious issues involved, according to a draft obtained by Reuters.

[snip] Gee, that's funny.... I could have sworn I heard the Hon. Abassador Aaron tell us last week that the US had "strong international support" for its' key recovery programs, especially from the OECD. Here's a quote from an earlier Reuters article:

Wednesday January 29 3:26 PM EST

U.S. Encryption Envoy Seeks Industry Cooperation

SAN FRANCISCO - The Clinton administration's newly named point man on encryption policy is citing international support for U.S. policies limiting use of encryption and called for industry cooperation.

Ambassador David Aaron, special envoy for cryptography, said on a speech to the RSA Data Security Conference in San Francisco that U.S. allies support the concept of lawful access by governments and the use of key recovery mechanisms.

and a quote from the NY Times:

The New York Times, January 29, 1997, p. D19.

Consensus Sought on Computer Coding

By John Markoff

San Francisco -- The Clinton administration's top overseas representative on cryptography -- or data scrambling -- told a group of skeptical computer industry executives and technical experts Tuesday that important allies support the administration's position that governments should have access-coded computer files and digital communications.

The speech by David L. Aaron, made on the opening day of a computer security conference, was part of a renewed effort by the administration to gain broad support for its efforts to control data-scrambling technologies, which are increasingly viewed as crucial components of electronic commerce and communications.

I am shocked, SHOCKED, I say, that a representative of our government would mislead us in this way. -- Marshall Marshall Clow Aladdin Systems <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu> Warning: Objects in calendar are closer than they appear.