Security And Freedom Through Encryption Safe Act

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ISBN 13 : 9781332281435
Total Pages : 114 pages
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Download or read book Security and Freedom Through Encryption (Safe) Act written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Security and Freedom Through Encryption (Safe) Act: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 3011 Security and Freedom Through Encryption (Safe) Act, September 25, 1996 The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:44 a.m., in room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Henry J.Hyde (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Representatives Henry J. Hyde, Charles T. Canady, Bob Inglis, Bob Goodlatte, Sonny Bono, Ed Bryant of Tennessee, Steve Chabot, Michael Patrick Flanagan, John Conyers, Jr., John Bryant of Texas, Robert C.Scott, Zoe Lofgren, and Sheila Jackson Lee. Also present: Joseph Gibson, counsel; Kenny Prater, clerk; and John Flannery, minority special counsel. Opening Statement Of Chairman Hyde Mr. Hyde. The committee will come to order. Today the committee considers H.R.3011, the Security and Freedom Through Encryption (Safe) Act. Encryption is the process of encoding data or communications in a form that only the intended recipient can understand. Once the exclusive domain of the national security agencies, encryption has become increasingly important to persons and companies in the private sector; for example, to protect intellectual property and other forms of proprietary information that are stored and transmitted in digital formats The encryption debate encompasses two main issues. The first is whether there should be any restrictions on the domestic use and sale of encryption technology and, in particular, whether domestic users must place their keys in escrow with the Government or some neutral third party. Current law does not have any such restrictions. The second issue is whether there should be restrictions on the export of encryption technology. Current law regulates the export of encryption technology in the same manner as military technology. To date, the State Department has generally only allowed the export of relatively weak encryption technology. With respect to the domestic use of encryption, the administration generally favors a key escrow system, and its representatives will explain more about this proposal shortly. The law enforcement and national security agencies believe that a key escrow system is necessary to maintain their ability to perform lawful wiretaps and to read computer data obtained through lawful means. The computer industry, the larger business community, and privacy groups oppose any mandatory key escrow system. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.