Re: RIPE22: Agenda - on escrow in europe - plz ignore if not interested in net security

["Dmitry Burkov" <]

> 
> I think RIPE should formulate a position statement in this matter and 
> send to Council of Europe and EC. I guess many ISPs would back a 
> statement towards liberal use of cryptography to facilitate the growth 
> of the Internet so that we don't all get into the position in France and 
> Russia where cryptography is illegal, as I understand.

Some comments:

It isn't correct. Cryptography is legal.
But you should license or certify products for public usage.
And more strong requirements for goverment bodies and financial
institutes.

> Frode

Dmitri