The text of the amendment (in PDF): http://www.house.gov/hasc/press.htm http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20872.html Industry Crypto Bill in Peril by Declan McCullagh 5:00 p.m. 21.Jul.99.PDT WASHINGTON -- And you thought Congress was going to override White House rules restricting US firms from exporting encryption products. Well, you were wrong. The House Armed Services Committee voted 47-6 Wednesday to replace an industry-endorsed encryption bill with substitute legislation drafted by law enforcement advocates. [...] http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20881.html Your License or Your Life by Declan McCullagh 3:00 a.m. 22.Jul.99.PDT WASHINGTON -- If Representative Lamar Smith has his way, your driver's license will soon sport your Social Security number, whether you like it or not. It may also include microchips encoded with your fingerprints and other personal data. Government agencies will no longer accept as identification licenses that don't meet the new standards. At a hearing Thursday, the House Immigration subcommittee will debate the future of modified driver licenses, which detractors derisively call a "national ID card." [...] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
