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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: UK Government unveils crypto escrow legislation
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- From: Horns@t-online.de (Axel H. Horns)
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:12:18 +0100
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:17:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu
Subject: FC: UK Government unveils crypto escrow legislation
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:38:10 +0100
From: Malcolm Hutty <cacib@liberty.org.uk>
To: declan@well.com
Subject: UK Government unveils crypto escrow legislation
The UK government has announced legislation designed to force
escrow of confidentiality keys on UK netizens.
They are planning a licenced system of Certificate Authorities in an
attempt to force key escrow down the throats of British computer
users. This could be a model for other governments. The idea is that
digital signatures get preferential legal treatment if certified by a
licenced CA, but to get a licence you must escrow confidentiality
keys.
The licensing authority will be OFTEL, the telecoms regulator.
You may want to check out this link for full details
http://omnisite.liberty.org.uk/cacib/
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