FRANCE PROPOSES KEY ENCRYPTION LAW
The French government has proposed a law that would mandate a key-recovery
system for all encrypted electronic documents, a move that is opposed by the
business community and the European Commission. Earlier this month, the
European Commission rejected the key-recovery approach to encryption, which
some believe would make it easier for competitors to gain access to a
company's business secrets. "I do not say this is the best system," says
the chief of France's Central Service for the Security of Information
Systems. "It is the least bad in trying to find a balance between
national-security interests, economic interests and the protection of
personal privacy." (Wall Street Journal 20 Oct 97)
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