Crypto, Right to privacy, International standards
Jim Choate
ravage at ssz.com
Sat Apr 13 18:40:26 PDT 1996
Forwarded message:
> From: pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 18:57:07 +1200 (NZST)
> Subject: New paper on crypto regulation and the right to privacy available
>
> The notion of a right to privacy of citizens in their communications is
> discussed in the context of an international movement by governments towards
> regulation of cryptography, and consideration of key forfeiture systems in
> national cryptography use. The authors argue that the right to privacy in
> communications networks is an issue of major importance, assuring freedom of
> the individual in national and global communications. Regulation and control
> of cryptography use on the Internet by national governments may lead to an
> imbalance in the citizen/government power relationship, with sequelae
> including unprecedented surveillance of citizens, disruption of international
> commerce due to lack of powerful cryptography (and lack of standardisation),
> human rights abuses by less democratic or non-democratic governments, and
> limiting of the political potential of an Internet global political system.
>
Doesn't the United Nations (UN) have some sort of statement about this? I
have a vague recollection that it says something about individuals having
a right to communicate with others including those outside their own
countries.
Jim Choate
ravage at ssz.com
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