***************************************************** Edupage is a service of EDUCAUSE, an international nonprofit association dedicated to transforming education through information technologies. ***************************************************** <. . . .> PANEL VOTES TO RESTRICT SCRAMBLING TECHNOLOGIES The House Commerce telecommunications subcommittee has approved a measure to prohibit the export of encryption technologies that would be used to aid drug trafficking, sexual exploitation, and organized crime. The provisions were added to an existing House bill that would allow the export of encryption products that are already on the market in foreign countries. The existing bill already restricted exports of products that would be used to aid terrorism or unauthorized military use, but the amendments added new categories to the list that critics say are much too broad. "The Mafia uses automobiles to make their getaways," says Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.). "We don't want to ban automobiles." (Baltimore Sun 06/17/99) <. . . .> ***************************************************** COPYRIGHT INFORMATION News abstracts Copyright 1999, Information Inc., Bethesda, MD Edupage Copyright 1999, EDUCAUSE ***************************************************** EDUCAUSE, an international nonprofit association dedicated to transforming education through information technologies
