---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 11:00:33 -0800 (PST) From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu Subject: Sen. Feinstein explains why she supports crypto-restrictions ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 20:15:42 -0800 From: Christopher Allen <ChristopherA@consensus.com> Subject: Re: Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein I received a response to the "Letter to Senator Feinstein" today. It reads as follows: February 3, 1998 Mr. Christopher Allen President and CEO Consensus Development Corporation 2930 Shattuck Avenue Suite 206 Berkeley, California 94705 Dear Mr. Allen This is in response to a January 16th unsigned letter from a group of high technology companies on encryption policy. In this letter, you urge me to meet regularly with representatives from the companies who sent the letter. I want to assure you that both I and my staff do meet regularly with executives from California firms who are concerned about all aspects of our government's laws and policies regarding the high tech industry. Indeed, I cannot recall ever rejecting a request for a meeting with a CEO on the issue of encryption or other matters of great import. Should you or any of your co-signers wish to meet with me, please just call my or my scheduler, Trevor Daley at 202/224-9636. With regards to my position on encryption, I have no one solution that I favor, included mandated key recovery. However, I am concerned that whatever solution is devised must provide solutions to the issues raised by FBI Director Louis Freeh, which have been reinforced by classified briefings and public hearings that I have attended. Should you have any additional questions about my views on encryption please review a Question & Answer interview I gave to the San Jose Mercury News last September. My answers, though general in nature, accurately set forth my thinking. However I recognize the complicated nature of encryption and am eager to hear industry proposals. I look forward to a continuing dialogue on this issue with you and your colleagues. With warmest personal regards. Sincerely yours, Dianne Feinstein United States Senator DF:seg (enclosure: "Why Feinstein is supporting encryption curbs", San Jose Mercury News, Monday, September 15th, 1997, page 1E) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... ** NOTE NEW OFFICE ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER ** .. ... Christopher Allen Consensus Development Corporation .. ... President & CTO 2930 Shattuck Ave. #206 .. ... <ChristopherA@consensus.com> Berkeley, CA 94705-1883 .. ... <http://www.consensus.com> o510/649-3300 f510/649-3301 ..