John Young on Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:26:13 +0200 (CEST) |
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<nettime> Germany Frees Crypto |
[orig to <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>] The German cabinet today released a policy statement on the unrestricted use of encryption (an English translation would be welcome): http://www.bmwi.de/presse/1999/0602prm1.html It says, pardon my German, that for worldwide protection against economic espionage and electronic interception strongest encryption is to be allowed Germans, and the German crypto industry will be supported to develop superior products. And, though unrestricted encryptoon that may mean its increased usage for criminal purposes, the need for protection of commerce overrides; a report on criminal use is to be prepared and submitted within two years. Echelon is not specifically mentioned, but it hovers. France and Germany, who would have thought they'd feel threatened by UKUSA. Thanks to the German online publication Future Zone for pointing: http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=1513&tmp=75421 --- # distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@desk.nl and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: nettime-owner@desk.nl