NETA & exporting PGP
David W. Crawford
dc at panix.com
Fri Mar 20 00:24:55 PST 1998
March 20, 1998
Export Law Tested by Sale of Privacy Software
SAN FRANCISCO -- An American maker of
data-scrambling software said Thursday that it would
circumvent U.S. export policies by allowing its Dutch
subsidiary to begin selling an international version of Pretty
Good Privacy, a strong encryption program that does not
provide a back door for law enforcement surveillance.
Because the company, Network Associates, is the nation's
largest independent maker of computer security software, its
action could have a serious effect on U.S. export policies on
software.
Network Associates' decision to sell a program specifically
prohibited by the Commerce Department comes at a time when
the Clinton administration is already fighting congressional
attempts to end export controls on encryption software for fear
that such restrictions will hurt the ability of American industry
to compete internationally.
[...]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/mo/biztech/articles/20encrypt.html
David W. Crawford <dc at panix.com>
Los Gatos, CA
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