[5264] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
US Urges Ban of Internet Crypto
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eugene Leitl)
Wed Jul 28 15:32:22 1999
From: Eugene Leitl <eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:07:08 -0700 (PDT)
To: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <199907280125.VAA08724@smtp6.mindspring.com>
John Young writes:
> Nations do not control distribution of intangible items. While
> I recognize that this issue is controversial, unless we address
> this situation, use of the Internet to distribute encryption products
> will render Wassenaar's controls immaterial."
I just love this sentence. So, let's create unenforcible legislation,
and then try to pave over all the world in the attempt to make reality
comply. Name's Janet Reno, huh?
What's worse, the gullible Germans will probably heel.
