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GPS Civilian Signal Degradation Turned Off
Brian Demsky wrote to us regarding the release from the White House stating that the United States government will no longer purposely degrade civilian-use GPS signals. This mean more accurate data for people working with GPS, as "national defense concerns" had kept civilian results less accurate for years. -
White House Releases Details on Crypto Plans
Dave Sifry writes "The White House released their updated encryption policy." I haven't read it. Gotta go to class. Looks really long! If someone wants to write a nice little summary and email it I'll post it instead of this little blurb. -
National Emergency declared over Crypto
Python writes "For those that aren't aware of it, the Export Administration Act of 1979 expired. This governs the export of weapons of mass destruction and supposedly this also covers *cryptography*. Bill Clinton has declared a national emergency because of this, no kidding, and under those powers he can extend the act without Congressional approval and has. The exact executive order is available on the White House Web Page here. Heres an excerpt "I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979". The executive order which Clinton renewed is available here. " -
National Emergency declared over Crypto
Python writes "For those that aren't aware of it, the Export Administration Act of 1979 expired. This governs the export of weapons of mass destruction and supposedly this also covers *cryptography*. Bill Clinton has declared a national emergency because of this, no kidding, and under those powers he can extend the act without Congressional approval and has. The exact executive order is available on the White House Web Page here. Heres an excerpt "I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979". The executive order which Clinton renewed is available here. "