Senate panel nixes ProCODE II, approves McCain-Kerrey bill

[John Smith]

>Frist also introduced amendments to the McCain-Kerrey
>bill that were accepted:
>
>* Requiring that not any Federally-funded
>  communications network, but only ones established "for
>  transaction of government business" would use key
>  escrow -- thereby jumpstarting the domestic market.

Will this narrow the bill so it no longer applies to researchers,
students and others who happen to use subsidized networks?  If so,
that would take out the worst part of it.  Key escrow when you're
sending to the government isn't so bad, since the government can
read your message anyway.

"John



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