1997-05-03 - Re: Conference on UK Crypto Initiative 19 May 1997

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From: Dave Banisar <banisar@epic.org>
To: “Phillip M. Hallam-Baker” <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-05-03 22:14:57 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 06:14:57 +0800

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From: Dave Banisar <banisar@epic.org>
Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 06:14:57 +0800
To: "Phillip M. Hallam-Baker" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Conference on UK Crypto Initiative 19 May 1997
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The situation is very similar to here with the Clipper and digital
telephony bill - all the same staff members of the FBI, NSA, DOJ, NIST,
DOC, State etc remained after Clintons election and continued to push for
their surveillance agenda.

We are attempting to get the new ministers to attend but it may be too soon
for them to have officially selected them.

-dave

At 2:31 PM -0400 5/3/97, Phillip M. Hallam-Baker wrote:
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>>                    SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY
>>
>>       Privacy, security and commercial implications of
>>            the DTI's proposed encryption policy
>
>Didn't the green paper automatically fall since the government
>which issued it is no longer in office.
>
>The DTI does not have the right to make a crypto policy, ministers
>make policy, nor civil servants.
>
>It might be worth seeing if the relevant new junior ministers could
>attend and turn it into a brainwashing erm briefing session.
>
>Phill
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