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Reno Against Easing Crypto Export Laws

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the big-shocks dept.

ChuckRoast writes "Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh, on behalf of the Clinton Administration, are objecting to legislation that aims to decontrol encryption because it makes their job tougher. Go figure. "

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  1. So who are they targeting? by MindStalker · · Score: 3

    They said increasing numbers of terrorist groups, drug traffickers, child pornographers and financial criminals already are using the scrambling technology to avoid detection and frustrate prosecution.

    So who are they targeting with this one? They admit that the criminals are already using such technology and that has them defeated. What possible reason is there to stop the normal people from using such technology. HMM (btw why is it when anyone authority talks about how we need to control the net they bring up porn?)