IP: those French again

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

FRANCE PROPOSES KEY ENCRYPTION LAW
The French government has proposed a law that would mandate a key-recovery
system for all encrypted electronic documents, a move that is opposed by the
business community and the European Commission.=A0 Earlier this month, the
European Commission rejected the key-recovery approach to encryption, which
some believe would make it easier for competitors to gain access to a
company's business secrets.=A0 "I do not say this is the best system," says
the chief of France's Central Service for the Security of Information
Systems.=A0 "It is the least bad in trying to find a balance between
national-security interests, economic interests and the protection of
personal privacy."=A0 (Wall Street Journal 20 Oct 97) From Edupage (REAL ONE=
)






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