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Thursday December 3, 7:45 pm Eastern Time (Note: this article is ``in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.)
FOCUS-U.S. says got curb on global encryption trade
(Adds administration quote, para 4, privacy advocate quote, paras 6-7, details of agreement, paras 11-13, byline)
By Aaron Pressman
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Clinton administration officials on Thursday said they had persuaded other leading countries to impose strict new export controls on computer data-scrambling products under the guise of arms control.
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Under Thursday's agreement, Wassenaar countries would restrict exports of general encryption products using more than 56-bit keys and mass-market products with keys more than 64 bits long, Aaron said.
Each country must now draft its own rules to implement the agreement.
(Note: this article is ``in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.)