Quite a week. India threatens to ban U.S. weakened crypto, France takes step towards permitting the domestic use of cryptography, and now SAFE is being re-introduced http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,31032,00.html Crypto policy back in the spotlight By Courtney Macavinta Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 15, 1999, 2:15 p.m. PT CUPERTINO, California--Despite an emerging Cold War-like attitude toward China's access to sophisticated U.S. technologies, Silicon Valley Rep. Zoe Lofgren today said she plans to reintroduce legislation to ease export controls on encryption.
