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U.S. Government Wants Public Encryption Software Removed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the my-pgp-key-is-pure-evil dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Saw this one yesterday over at Hacker News Network. According to an article (German or English) published in Teleopolis, Janet Reno sent a letter last May to the German Federal Secretary of Justice outlining the need for the Wassanaar Nations to remove access to all encryption software from the internet as she believes such access renders the Wassanaar agreement impotent. The letter specifically mentions "public domain" encryption software. " Well, now I guess my life really will be an "open book".

2 of 333 comments (clear)

  1. Question Authority... by reverse+solidus · · Score: 5

    ... even if you really want the authority to be right.

    Not everything you read on the internet is true. There's no proof that Janet Reno wrote the letter, other than the "reliable source, no really, trust us" note at the end.


  2. Natedawg spies back at them.... by NatePuri · · Score: 5

    Check out ompages.com. I've worked on some papers that explain what the problem is and how to fix it.

    People are signing up to help everday. Mirrors, applications, web services are coming, and they are going to be free, anonymous, and no advertisements allowed.

    This is an open source project so we need help.

    Whether you are a hacker, engineer, web designer, writer, are just curious, there is a something to be done.

    As you all can tell from this article, the US government is moving at top speed to halt computer security for the masses.

    Since the US government is acting fast, so must the rest of us. Don't just mumble and grumble about the loss of your rights, use your skills to claim ownership of your rights.

    Only you can prevent totalitarianism. You must act, this war is being fought online and without national borders. Wherever you live, the time is now to counteract censorship, government monitoring and control.

    This is not a paranoid delusion; if you think it is, then remain as you are and accept that consequences that are indeed mounting.

    I will post messages like this on /. for every article that relates to limits on crypto. Flame me if you want. I can take it....