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Missouri's 7th District, U.S. House of Representatives

 

 

 

Congressional Issues 2006
THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES
Encryption and Wiretapping



The 110th Congress should
  • lift all technical review requirements for encryption software and hardware;
  • reject attempts to foist key escrow, or key recovery, on the market;
  • reject a strong federal role in standardizing digital signatures;
  • repeal the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which treats every U.S. citizen like a suspect and phones as tracking devices; and
  • prohibit the FBI from deploying Carnivore-type systems.


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