An editorial comment from comp.risks

[Thomas W. Strong, Jr.]

In an article about the absurdity of ITAR legislation, Peter Neuman (the
moderator) added this comment at the bottom.

>    [Incidentally, at last week's IEEE Symposium on Research in Security 
>    and Privacy, a rump group decided that because crypto falls under
>    munitions controls, the right to bear arms must sanction private uses of
>    cryptography!  PGN]

Does anyone here have any more information about this?  Particularly
whether or not it can be backed up?  

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