» 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

» CDT Encryption Issues Page    Information and news about cryptography related legislation in the United States. Very pro-crypto.    http://www.crypto.com

» 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/

» 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/

» 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

» Hermetic Systems: Cryptography    Explanation of encryption, ECHELON, multiple file encryption software, and why you need encryption.    http://hermetic.nofadz.com/crypto.htm

» How the Internet Will Be Censored - A Parable    Parable by Perry E. Metzger. In a land of transparent trees, the invention of paint causes the government to pass laws to maintain its spying abilities.    http://filebox.vt.edu/users/bpatel/Internet%20Paper/introduction.htm

» 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/

» Major Encryption Legislation    106th Congress, SAFE HR 850.    http://www.cdt.org/crypto/legis_106/SAFE/

» 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

» Parrhesia    Documents related to encryption policy and regulation.    http://www.parrhesia.com

» 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 f    http://rc5.distributed.net

» 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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