Marc Horowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Robert Hettinga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >> No mention in this article about crypto, but he seems to be pointed in the
> >> right direction.
>
>I think this article is related to Clinton's recent decision to loosen
>export restrictions on hardware:
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/biztech/articles/02export.html
>
>I like this quote:
>
> In a statement on Thursday, Clinton said that maintaining the current
> level of controls "would hurt U.S. exports without benefiting our
> national security." His Commerce Secretary, William M. Daley, held a
> Sony Playstation aloft in the White House press room on Thursday, and
> said that unless the controls were eased, a powerful new version of
> the popular game machine available this Christmas would be classified
> as restricted.
>
>Clearly, we need a crypto-based protduct for christmas. Maybe
>Fisher-Price wants to make a brightly colored secure phone for
>toddlers :-)
Is the PlayStation made here in the US?
Or is it imported?
-- Marshall
"The era of big government is over."
Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996
Marshall Clow Adobe Systems <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
