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Posted by on August 14, 2007, 1:57 am
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Noone has clamored for crackable crypto to be the driving force
behind such a standard.
It's a very silly thing for them to assert.
* "Clinton's Encryption Plan Fits Law and Market"
* Letters to the Editor, Mickey Kantor, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 10/9/96
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* Many companies are eager to market Key Recovery [compromised] products.
Exact same deal:
Here are the actual comments on Key Recovery's predecessor, Key Escrow:
: Charles R. Smith, master of FOIA, SOFTWAR, http://www.us.net/softwar :
# "It is essential that the end-user's rights to and expectations
# of personal privacy be met by this technology. Multi-national
# companies are faced with strong privacy laws in many countries,
# some of which are far stricter than U.S. policy. Conversely,
# many countries blatantly disregard personal privacy, and might
# not respect our personal rights and business needs. Because of
# this, foreign governments must not be allowed access to the
# escrow key."
# - George Fisher - Chairman and CEO Motorola
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# "The NIST proposal states that the escrow agents will provide
# the key components to a government agency that 'properly
#
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