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Joseph T. Burns: “Yes, these recent developments continue to highlight the desperate need for a change in U.S. encryption policy. Last…”

On the recordJuly 15, 1998
Yes, these recent developments continue to highlight the desperate need for a change in U.S. encryption policy. Last week the Administration announced it would make exceptions in encryption export policy allowing banks and certain financial institutions to export strong encryption, without vulnerable key recovery systems, to their subsidiaries in a select group of 40 countries. This is a welcome development for those companies that will qualify for this narrow exception but it does not provide the same protection of online privacy for everyday Americans.
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Joseph T. Burns
Ohio
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Addressing the need for changes in U.S. encryption policy during a discussion on recent developments.

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