3 March 1998
From: "Bert-Jaap Koops" <E.J.Koops@kub.nl>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com, cryptography@c2.net, ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk,
krypto@rhein-main.de
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 11:17:20 MET
Subject: Crypto Law Survey updated
I have just updated my survey of existing and envisaged cryptography
laws and regulations. See the Crypto Law Survey at
http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm
This update includes:
-update on European Union (ETSI on TTP; Eckhert statement;
COM (97) 503 "not important"; Birmingham conference),
Council of Europe (PC-CY), Belgium (law amended),
Canada (crypto policy discussion paper), France (Lorentz report),
Gemany (Sandl statement; no backdoor in Pluto), Israel (export
revision), Netherlands (proposals to extend decryption command;
TTP project; encrypt to "seize"; use remains free), Scandinavia
(PSS no longer Nordic), United Kingdom (policy announcement
delayed; SfL resolution), United States (interim export rule;
California resolution; czar travels; Compsec Enhancement Act;
Kerrey McCain revised; AES conference)
-corrections on Estonia (controls were reported), Switzerland (telecom > radio)
-clarification on Wassenaar Arrangement (General Software Note),
Germany (export), Israel (case-by-case decisions), Sweden
(Internet export), US (SAFE versions)
-URL added to Canada (gov PKI), Hong Kong (export)
Kind regards,
Bert-Jaap
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