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"As we face a real threat of a ban on the distribution of strong cryptography, in the United States" When I first read this I said "Really? The cryptowars ende
by dfc 14y ago
"As we face a real threat of a ban on the distribution of strong cryptography, in the United States"
When I first read this I said "Really? The cryptowars ended a long time ago." and then I saw the last modified date on the home page: 2002. This was when the cryptowars were finally coming to an end...
- Bockit 14y agoFor anyone else who thought, "What, there was a period of time known as the cryptowars?" and wants to know more, I found this article gave a decent rundown[1]. [1]: http://www.fipr.org/press/050525crypto.html http://www.fipr.org/press/050525crypto.html
- tjaerv 14y agoThe definitive account is Steven Levy's book "Crypto": http://www.amazon.com/Crypto-Rebels-Government-Privacy-Digital/dp/0140244328 http://www.amazon.com/Crypto-Rebels-Government-Privacy-Digit...