Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:36:52 -0800
Message-Id: <199603122236.OAA06764@nodulus.extern.ucsd.edu>
From: mbelmonte@ucsd.edu (Matthew Belmonte)
To: bilbray@hr.house.gov (Brian Bilbray)
Subject: yes on HR 3011

As your constituent I write to urge your support for HR 3011, the Encrypted
Communications Privacy Act of 1996.  This bill would put electronic encryption
algorithms where they belong, in the hands of private citizens.  By relaxing
export controls on encryption algorithms, the bill would open foreign markets
to leading-edge American products for data communications, and expand American
technology jobs.  The current export controls ensure only that law-abiding
citizens and businesses are prevented from using and marketing encryption
technologies, while those who are willing to break the law can easily obtain
access to such technologies.