From: jf_avon@citenet.net (Jean-Francois Avon (JFA Technologies, QC, Canada))
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 96 16:51:26 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Stewart Baker's web site & OECD international crypto policy
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John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com> reported:


>My favorite was his summary report on the OECD meeting in December,
>~steptoe/286908.htm, at which the US tried to parade some of the
>fruits of its behind-the-scenes efforts to convince other governments
>to become as authoritarian as the US government on crypto policy.

Why help "potential enemies"?  Why a govt risks it's cherished 
'national security'?


>If the US government can quietly convince other countries to support
>Clipper-like systems (including "mandatory key escrow" and "trusted
     It probably means that they already cracked the code... :)

Definitely, they are insane beyond the safety level...

JFA
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