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PGP Inc. buys ViaCrypt (was: Zimmerman/ViaCrypt?)
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In article <[email protected]>,
Edgar Swank <[email protected]> wrote:
>Phil disagrees with ViaCrypts new "business" version of PGP which
>apparently encrypts all messages with an employer-supplied public key
>in addition to any specified by the employee. ViaCrypt has their side
>of the argument on their web page.
>
> http://www.viacrypt.com/
>
>The basis of the possible lawsuit would be that ViaCrypt violated
>their agreement not to put any "back door" into any product with the
>PGP name. Whether the "business version feature" could be defined as a
>"back door" would be the crux of the argument.
>
Muppet news flash:
I'm listening to the SAFE conference live by RealAudio, and Zimmerman just
announced that on Friday, PGP Inc. bought ViaCrypt. He didn't give any
more details.
- Ian
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