[FYI] More in Wassenaar

["Axel H. Horns" <axel.horns@fitug.de>]

http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/981203/bl8.html

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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.

[...]

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.)

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