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wa6ube at ix.netcom.com wa6ube at ix.netcom.com
Tue Oct 15 08:07:33 PDT 1996


John Young writes:
>
>On 10/14/96 09:30:38 you wrote:
>
>   10-13-96. CoWo:
>
>   "Encryption confusion"
>
>      Reminded of the secret Clipper algorithm, I sought
>      details from IBM. I asked a spokeswoman why the company
>      hadn't just put out a nice, snappy white paper
>      explaining its new approach to key recovery. "We spent
>      three months trying to do that, quite literally," the
>      spokeswoman said. "It's pretty confusing stuff, and
>      whenever we get it on paper, we aren't happy with it."
>
>   10-12-96. InWe:
>
>   "IBM Coalition May Not Fly" [Thanks, WR]
>
>      "The relaxation on encryption is in many ways an
>      extortion of industry," said Bob Gargus, president of
>      the Atalla. "If this starts to happen for export, how
>      many companies will be able to support two standards? I
>      think every American should be worried." But Greg Simon,
>      domestic policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore, said,
>      "We're not looking for an answer that's universally
>      popular. We're looking for a solution that's balanced
>      and fair."
>
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I am curious, if there is this "coalition" of companies that have
joined IBM on this new Key Recovery Plan, Has anyone yet found out
who the other members of this coalition 
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Patricia Gibbons <wa6ube at ix.netcom.com>







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