ARTICLE · 18 MAY 1998

Statements By German Business Against Crypto Regulation

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This is taken from Christopher Kuner's homepage Click Contact Link where there are further articles regarding the Law of Electronic and Internet Commerce In Germany.

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Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch & Partners, Frankfurt

Translation copyright 1996 Christopher Kuner. Reproduction is permitted, provided that this translator's note, including the above copyright notice, is retained in its entirety.

Commentary: Contrary to the impression often given by US government spokesmen that sentiment in foreign countries favors key escrow, German business has taken a consistent position against mandatory "key escrow" and the regulation of cryptography. The following translations of statements released by major German companies and business organizations illustrate the opposition of German business to crypto regulation. The German branch of the ICC has also prepared a "Draft Working Paper on Crypto Policy", a translation of which is

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