Germany Frees Crypto

[Shalom Avital]

I value the information, which looks too good to be true.

I thank in advance for an English translation, if somebody is willing to
take care of that.

Charly

At 3:00 PM -0400 6/2/99, John Young wrote:
>The German cabinet today released a policy statement on
>the unrestricted use of encryption (an English translation
>would be welcome):
>
>   http://www.bmwi.de/presse/1999/0602prm1.html
>
>It says, pardon my German, that for worldwide protection
>against economic espionage and electronic interception
>strongest encryption is to be allowed Germans, and the
>German crypto industry will be supported to develop
>superior products. And, though unrestricted encryptoon
>that may mean its increased usage for criminal purposes, the
>need for protection of commerce overrides; a report on
>criminal use is to be prepared and submitted within two
>years.
>
>Echelon is not specifically mentioned, but it hovers. France
>and Germany, who would have thought they'd feel threatened
>by UKUSA.
>
>Thanks to the online publication Future Zone for pointing:
>
>   http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=1513&tmp=75421

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