IP: Crypto Coalition Roll-out/Cybercast

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

                       MEDIA ADVISORY/CYBERCAST NOTICE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Sue Richard (suer () dittusgroup com) or
March 3, 1998                            Tom McMahon (tomm () dittusgroup com)
                                         Phone: 202/625-1256




                       Who Supports the Privacy of Your
                         Personal and Business E-Mail?
                   Americans for Computer Privacy, that's who.
              Come find out who makes up this broad-based coalition.


Americans for Computer Privacy is a coalition composed of 28 trade
associations and over 70 companies representing financial services,
manufacturing, high-tech, and transportation industries as well as liberal
and conservative organizations.  ACP will launch a multi-tiered media and
legislative campaign on Wednesday to ensure that the privacy of
confidential files and communications is preserved in the Information Age,
while supporting the sale of strong US-made encryption products to
customers around the world


                                1:00 p.m. (ET)
                           Wednesday, March 4, 1998
                        345 Cannon House Office Building
                            (Cannon Caucus Room)
                                 Capitol Hill


Among the Speakers:


Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA); Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA);
Representative Rick White (R-WA); Representative Sam Gejdenson (D-CT);
Senator John Ashcroft (R-MO); Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Senator Conrad
Burns (R-MT); ACP Executive Director Ed Gillespie; ACP Counsel Jack Quinn;
Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform; Howard Lewis, National Assn. of
Manufacturers; Randy Lively, American Financial Services; Jerry Berman,
Center for Democracy and Technology.


Join the Americans for Computer Privacy Announcement LIVE ONLINE!


Americans for Computer Privacy press conference will be cybercast live online
at http://www.computerprivacy.org/


The live feed will be available beginning at approximately 12:50 pm ET on
Wednesday March 4th.  The audio and photos will also be archived on the
Americans for Computer Privacy Site immediately following the press
conference.


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