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1997-05-01 - Re: SAFE Bill is a Disaster–“Use a cipher, go to prison”

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
To: jseiger@cdt.org (Jonah Seiger)
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UTC Datetime: 1997-05-01 17:07:03 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 01:07:03 +0800

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From: sameer <sameer@c2.net>
Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 01:07:03 +0800
To: jseiger@cdt.org (Jonah Seiger)
Subject: Re: SAFE Bill is a Disaster--"Use a cipher, go to prison"
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> 
> The status quo, in our view, is not good enough.  Because of the export
> controls and the lack of a coherent US encryption policy, Internet users do
> not have access to the privacy protecting encryption products they need.

	Yes they do. There is a growing international crypto
development industry. The export controls have hampered access to the
products they need, but it has not eliminated said access.
	SAFE is one step closer towards making *import* of
cryptography illegal. It's a good thing Anguilla looks like a
relatively reasonable place to live, with people like you "on our
side".

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