GOVERNMENT PROBES "PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY" EXPORT

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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)