FC: London newspaper calls for encryption key escrow

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

More on anti-encryption proposals after Sep. 11:
http://www.wartimeliberty.com/search.pl?topic=encryption

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From: "Caspar Bowden" <cb () fipr org>
Subject: London 'Observer' editorial calls for escrow
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 22:15:50 +0100

http://www.observer.co.uk/leaders/story/0,6903,560536,00.html
More democracy, more security

Liberty Watch - Observer campaign

Leader
Sunday September 30, 2001
The Observer

...
There are, however, important initiatives that Mr Blunkett could take.
By far the most effective would be the curtailing of the complex
encryption terrorists use to protect their communications. Organisations
using encryption codes legitimately should be obliged to give the
electronic key to the appropriate police authority in advance. 




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