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Trent Lott: “Even though advanced encryption products are widely available across the globe, the White House continues to stall…”

On the recordJune 17, 1998
Even though advanced encryption products are widely available across the globe, the White House continues to stall Congressional and industry attempts to reach a sensible market oriented solution to the nation's outdated encryption export regime. This stonewalling tactic will only cede even more of our nation's technology market to foreign competitors and America will lose forever its ability to sell encryption technology at home and abroad. It is time to change America's export policy before it is too late. If the Administration will not do what is right, reform its export regime, then Congress must enact encryption reform during this session.
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Trent Lott

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Addressing the need for reform in the encryption export policy during a Congressional session.

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