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IP: those French again
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 21:09:01 -0400
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= ) ************************************************** "Photons have neither morals nor visas" -- Dave Farber 1994 **************************************************
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