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BBC News
Encryption - The Great Debate - National security or the empowerment of Big Brother? Opposing forces in the great encryption battle say that it is going to be one or the other.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/encryption/57910.stm
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Center for Democracy and Technology - Encryption Issues
"Pro-crypto" resources and news about cryptography related legislation in the United States from the CDT
http://www.cdt.org/crypto/
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Crypto Law Survey
Gives an overview of existing laws and regulations with entries per country on import/export controls, domestic laws, developments to restrict or promote cryptography.
http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/
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Cryptography Links
Information on cryptography and information security.
http://www.c4i.org/erehwon/crypto.html
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Data Encryption Standard (DES) - Lay Networks
Information about the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and its JavaScript implementation.
http://www.laynetworks.com/users/webs/des.htm
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ITAR Civil Disobedience
Protest against cryptography export restrictions in the USA. Become an "illegal" international arms trafficker with one click. List of known arms traffickers.
http://online.offshore.com.ai/arms-trafficker/
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Libertarians for Privacy Headquarters
Help promote freedom of privacy by trying to crack both weak and strong keys, to prove a right to privacy should be protected.
http://www.catamount.com/rc5/
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Major Encryption Legislation
106th Congress, SAFE HR 850.
http://www.cdt.org/crypto/legis_106/SAFE/
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Michael Froomkin's homepage
Contains links to many articles about legal aspects of encryption, including Clipper Chip, export control, privacy, anonymity
http://www.law.tm
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Parrhesia
Documents related to encryption policy and regulation.
http://www.parrhesia.com
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RC5 Cracking Project at Distributed.net
Distributed.net demonstrates regularly that the kinds of encryption the US government allows is hopelessly weak, while the kind they ban is the only kind that ensures privacy. This is done by distributing clients which crack test keys, with money to the first to break a key...the "legal" ones take days, the "illegal" ones take years.
http://rc5.distributed.net
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STAND Adopt An MP
Adopt your UK Members of Parliament and educate them about encryption issues.
http://www.stand.org.uk
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The Definition of National Encryption Policies
Analysis of public policies related to the encryption of personal data. Special focus on US and France, as countries which historically have had strong encryption controls.
http://encryption_policies.tripod.com
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