>Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:08:03 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Marc Rotenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: FC: The Maginot Line of Encryption Falls > > > >It is worth noting that the change in French crypto policy >came about in large measure because of pressure from EU >officials in Brussels. The French policy stood as a >significant barrier to the promotion of electronic commerce >within the European Union. Germany,in particular, had made >clear its view that the French policy on encryption was >simply incompatible with the requirements of an integrated >European economy. > >Interestingly, the US had tried to leverage the French TTP >law to establish support among other European countries >for key escrow/key recovery. But apart from the long-time >intelligence allies in the UK, there were no takers. In >1996-97, Stewart Baker was one of those who thought it >might still be possible for a US-UK-French collaboration >to force a key recovery solution. But thankfully that >failed, and even the recently revised Wassenaar rules >seem unlikely to have any significant impact on the >development of crypto in Europe. > >Marc Rotenberg >EPIC. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
