( BW)(EXPERTSOURCE) ADVISORY/New Encryption Export Rules Push Court to Reconsider Ruling
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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000--
TOPIC: A U.S. appeals court panel in San Francisco will review a previous decision restricting the export of computer encryption information, shortly after the announcement of the White House's revised export policy, Reuters reports. The case pitted encryption export law against the free speech rights of a computer scientist who was blocked from posting source code for a program he had authored on the Web. The scientist has requested a clarification of his case, as the new export rules permit the posting of source code under specific conditions, and require that the government be notified of any such postings. The Clinton Administration's new policy has been met with enthusiasm and fanfare from high-tech companies, as security development costs may be greatly reduced because companies will no longer be obligated to create separate exportable versions of their software products.
EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:
Lauren Hall is chief technology officer, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). She is an expert on encryption issues. 202-452-1600, ex. 313 lhall@siia.net
William Crowell is CEO of Cylink Corporation and is chair of the encryption subcommittee for Clinton's Export Council. 408-855-6000 gfraser@fitzgerald.com
David Krane is director of corporate marketing at Certicom, a provider of next-generation encryption technology. 408-938-9053, ex. 13 dkrane@certicom.com elizabeth@lcomm.com
Elizabeth Hansen is president & CEO of Sun Tzu Security, Ltd. Hansen is an expert on encryption and computer security. 414-289-0966 khansen@suntzu.net
Dr. Christof Paar is assistant professor/ECE and computer science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is the head of WPI's Cryptography and Information Security (CRIS) Group. 508-831-5061 christof@ece.wpi.edu acorday@wpi.edu
Dennis Batchelder is president of Snare Networks Corporation and can speak about exporting encryption technology. 301-625-9540 dennis@snare.com
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