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Re: [FYI] (Fwd) FC: UK Government unveils crypto escrow legislation

Auch FITUG ist hier via GILC beteiligt.

Gruss 

Rigo


"Axel H. Horns" wrote:
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> ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
> 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
> Reply-to:      declan@well.com
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 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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