Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:11 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > Actually the US intelligence community have pushed for more encryption of > personal information for years. > > Gene Something tells me you are mixing the EU up with the US. The EU has, for years, recommended encryption in order to hamper ECHELON, the US spy system: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do;jsessionid=EEF5CE91F5F995F43E2E46E994A49DDF.node1?language=EN&pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A5-2001-0264+0+NOT+XML+V0//EN http://tinyurl.com/56e6d6 The US relaxed restrictions (in order to make a buck) eventually, but too late. PGP is out there. http://www.ita.doc.gov/TD/PEC/enc922.htm Daniel Daniel