ADVISORY/U.S. Relaxes Encryption Export Regulations.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2000 TOPIC: Several American high-tech companies and Internet privacy Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. groups are applauding the Clinton Administration's new encryption rules, which now allow the export of products that contain stronger data-scrambling capabilities, Reuters reports. Many experts say the policy change is essential to protecting the security of e-commerce and communications, but some critics are concerned the loosened restrictions may make encryption technologies more available to criminals. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Lauren Hall is chief technology officer of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ). Hall represents SIIA on policy discussions relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc privacy and encryption issues. 202/452-1600, ext. 313 lhall@siia.net William Crowell is CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cylink Corporation. He is chair of the encryption subcommittee for Clinton's Export Council (PEC Peć (pĕch), Albanian Peja, town (1991 pop. 68,163), S Serbia, in the Kosovo region. A trade center, it has industries that produce leather goods, foodstuffs, and handicrafts. ). 408/855-6000 gfraser@fitzgerald.com David Krane is director of Corporate Marketing, Certicom, a leading provider of next-generation encryption technology. Krane is an expert on encryption and Internet crime Internet crime is crime committed on the Internet, using the Internet and by means of the Internet. Computer crime is a general term that embraces such crimes as phishing, credit card frauds, bank robbery, illegal downloading, industrial espionage, child pornography, . 408/938-9053, ext. 13 elizabeth@lcomm.com Dr. Christof Paar is assistant professor/ECE and computer science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. . 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 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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