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Open Government Files on UK Government Encryption Policy (was Re:
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Thu Jul 8 13:05:32 1999
In-Reply-To: <199907071800.OAA13432@marcella.ecarm.org>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:40:47 -0400
To: dcsb@ai.mit.edu, cryptography@c2.net, cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
At 2:00 PM -0400 on 7/7/99, ecarm-news@ecarm.org wrote:
> Title: Open Government Files on UK Government Encryption Policy
> Resource Type: Web Page
> Date: Tuesday, 06-Jul-99
> Source: cyber-rights.org
> Author: cyber-rights.org
> Keywords: GOVT DOCUMENTS ,ENCRYPTION ,EXPORT CONTROL ,GOVT POLICY
>
> Abstract/Summary:
> Requests made to the DTI in relation to the UK encryption policy -
>On September 1, 1998,
> Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) made a request under the Code
>of Practice on Access
> to Government Information through the DTI in relation to UK
>Government's policy on encryption.
> At the time we did request "background papers and communications
>between January 1996
> and April 1998 concerning UK government's encryption proposals
>which were prepared by the
> Department of Trade and Industry. More specifically, we request the
>background documents
> involving the following policy documents published by the DTI
>during this period:
>
> Department of Trade and Industry, "Paper On Regulatory Intent
>Concerning Use Of
> Encryption On Public Networks," June 10, 1996,
><http://dtiinfo1.dti.gov.uk/cii/encrypt/>
> Department of Trade and Industry, Consultation Paper,
>"Licensing of Trusted Third
> Parties for the Provision of Encryption Services," March 1997,
><http://www.dti.gov.uk/pubs/>
> Department of Trade and Industry, Secure Electronic Commerce
>Statement, April 1998, at
> http://www.dti.gov.uk/CII/ana27p.html
>
> Original URL: http://www.cyber-rights.org/foia/ukfoia.htm
>
> Added: Wed Jul 7 11:37:3 -040 1999
> Contributed by: Keeffee
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Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com>
The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
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