What is best policy paper on crypto?

I happen to know that an influential Congresspern will be meeting with
some Cato folks tomorrow morning, so I'm assuming this isn't an idle 
request. 

-Declan


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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 16:46:09 -0400
From: Solveig Bernstein <sberns@cato.org>
To: fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu
Subject: What is best policy paper on crypto?

If you folks were to pick one policy paper or book or magazine article that
did the best job of explaining why export controls on crypto were bad,
and/or why key escrow is not a good idea, which one would you pick?  I'm
looking for something that would be helpful to a Congressperson.

Please feel free to e-mail suggestions to me privately so as not to clutter
up the list. 




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Declan McCullagh wrote:
| I happen to know that an influential Congresspern will be meeting with
| some Cato folks tomorrow morning, so I'm assuming this isn't an idle 
| request. 
| 
| -Declan

	The NAS report, despite a few silly points, does push for
liberalization of the export regime, standardization, a switch to
an 'assume export' stance, states that the debate can be carried out
in public, and that classified information is not needed, and suggests
that crypto can help reduce many threats to Americans.

	It does not suggest abolishing the ITARs, and suggests
consideration of a law criminalizing the criminal use of crypto.

	It is a balanced report, and has NSA, and attorney generals on
it.  Otherwise, I'd go with some of Whit's testimony before Congress.

	(Saw a presentation by Herb Lin yesterday at MIT.)

Adam


	

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