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U.S. to loosen crypto rules
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven M. Bellovin)
Thu Sep 16 15:39:27 1999
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:46:42 -0400
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Several newspapers have reported that the U.S. government will announce major
changes in the crypto export rules. See, for example,
http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/enc091699.htm; there's also
been coverage on zdnet and the Wall Street Journal. I'll hold off posting
details until after the official announcement, and remember that the devil is
in the details -- according to the reports I've heard privately, the formal
rules won't be out till December. The main thing to watch for, in my opinion,
is the criteria for the one-time review for exporting strong crypto.
--Steve Bellovin
