3 March 1998

    From: "Bert-Jaap Koops" <E.J.Koops@kub.nl>
    To: cypherpunks@toad.com, cryptography@c2.net, ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk,
            krypto@rhein-main.de
    Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 11:17:20 MET
    Subject: Crypto Law Survey updated

    I have just updated my survey of existing and envisaged cryptography
    laws and regulations. See the Crypto Law Survey at

         http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/lawsurvy.htm

    This update includes:

    -update on European Union (ETSI on TTP; Eckhert statement;
         COM (97) 503 "not important"; Birmingham conference),
         Council of Europe (PC-CY), Belgium (law amended),
         Canada (crypto policy discussion paper), France (Lorentz report),
         Gemany (Sandl statement; no backdoor in Pluto), Israel (export
         revision), Netherlands (proposals to extend decryption command;
         TTP project; encrypt to "seize"; use remains free), Scandinavia
         (PSS no longer Nordic), United Kingdom (policy announcement
         delayed; SfL resolution), United States (interim export rule;
         California resolution; czar travels; Compsec Enhancement Act;
         Kerrey McCain revised; AES conference)

    -corrections on Estonia (controls were reported), Switzerland (telecom > radio)

    -clarification on Wassenaar Arrangement (General Software Note),
         Germany (export), Israel (case-by-case decisions), Sweden
         (Internet export), US (SAFE versions)

    -URL added to Canada (gov PKI), Hong Kong (export)

    Kind regards,
    Bert-Jaap

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