The Changing Face of International Cryptography Policy: Part 17 — The New Kids On The Block

Abstract

Back in May 1999, when I first started to think about a series of articles aimed at examining current developments in international cryptography policy, I was, of course, expecting to draw on my own experience of working in this area whilst with the European Commission during the 1990s. I was also very fortunate to have worked with a number of other international organizations in this field; in particular, the OECD, ISO and NATO. As a privileged watcher of the international scene during those years, I was made keenly aware of the inexorable pressures for changes to the traditional and highly cautious approach taken by governments, of all political complexions, since the end of the Second World War.