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Re: www.cybercrime.gov propaganda\\\\\\information web site.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Tue Mar 14 18:05:58 2000
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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:59:11 -0500
To: Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com>, cypherpunks@cyberpass.net,
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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At 11:30 3/14/2000 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
>Some of the bits are old - the encryption FAQ is from April 98,
>when the Administration was still trying hard to get key recovery.
A mild correction: It's true that the date at the top of the document says
April 98, but at the bottom you'll see a note saying it was updated on
September 17, 1999.
That happens to be the day after the White House event on September 16 to
highlight the crypto reg changes:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-00604.html
So when the FAQ says administration policy includes "preserving law
enforcement's ability to gain access to evidence as part of a legally
authorized search or surveillance," it's fair to conclude that position is
current.
The encryption FAQ, posted here:
http://www.cybercrime.gov/cryptfaq.htm
Has also long been available here:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/crypto.html
-Declan
