Information Security and Privacy in Network Environments

Tags: 1990s Crypto Wars Crypto Wars I US Congress

Authors: Computing Technologies Program (Joan Winston) Telecommunications

Published: September 1994

URL: https://www.epic.org/crypto/reports/ota_1994.html

Abstract: This 1994 report from the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment provides background on national cryptography policy, guidance on safeguarding government unclassified information, and legal issues in information security. This report provides guidance and background on existing regulations on cryptography, as well as their impact on e-commerce, information privacy, digital libraries, and intellectual property. Finally, the report emphasizes the importance of cryptography on congressional operations.