[43238] in Cypherpunks
New World Encryption
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James M. Cobb)
Fri Nov 10 21:56:10 1995
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 21:49:27 -0500 (EST)
From: "James M. Cobb" <jcobb@ahcbsd1.ovnet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Friend,
An item in 11 09 95 Edupage summarizes a NY Times new-
sstory revealing Clinton's wish to spy on the world:
OPPOSITION TO ADMINISTRATION'S ENCRYPTION STAND
A coalition of 37 major U.S. technology companies has re-
jected the Clinton Administration's proposed standard for
data encryption, saying that they found Administration of-
ficials unwilling to compromise.
The government wants an encryption plan that will allow it
to gather intelligence overseas, through the use of a key
^^^^^^^^
escrow encryption system.
The high-tech companies want an encryption standard that
would ensure privacy for both domestic and overseas users.
^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
(New York Times 8 Nov 95 C3)
Their opposition to the Administration's plan has been joined
by 12 conservative organizations who call it anti-consumer,
anti-marketplace, and anti-progress. (New York Times9 Nov
95 C3)
Cordially,
Jim
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