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GOVERNMENT PROBES "PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY" EXPORT
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 21:32:30 -0400
GOVERNMENT PROBES "PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY" EXPORT The creator of the "Pretty Good Privacy" encryption program is being investigated by the FBI, and a federal grand jury is examining whether he broke laws against exporting encryption codes. At the heart of the issue is whether Philip Zimmermann was responsible for placing the program on the Internet, where it was picked up and used by networkers in other countries. Zimmermann has claimed he did not personally post any messages containing the program. (Wall Street Journal 4/28/94 A1)
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