Ross Anderson, writing in 1994: "Indeed, my spies inform me that there was a terrific row between the NATO signals agencies in the mid 1980's over whether GSM

Ross Anderson, writing in 1994: "Indeed, my spies inform me that there was a terrific row between the NATO signals agencies in the mid 1980's over whether GSM encryption should be strong or not. The Germans said it should be, as they shared a long border with the Evil Empire; but the other countries didn't feel this way. and the algorithm as now fielded is a French design." https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/uk.telecom/TkdCaytoeU4/Mroy719hdroJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/uk.telecom/TkdCaytoeU4...