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Date: 1998-05-24
Event: Scrambling for Safety in London-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Event: Scrambling for Safety in London ist die Neuauflage des letztjährigen, von Privacy International ersonnenen europäischen Crypto/Fixtermins. SCRAMBLING FOR SAFETY Privacy, security and commercial implications of the UK and EU crypto policy announcements On May 29th, there will be a successor to last year's Scrambling for Safety conference. It will be held at University College, London; it is motivated by the DTI's recent cryptography policy announcement, and by the EU's proposed directive on digital signatures. This conference will provide a public forum for the Government and the European Commission to explain their policy initiatives to industry, commerce and the professions, and for interested parties to provide their initial feedback. It will consist of four sessions at each of which two or three speakers will present the issues, followed by a period of discussion. There will be no cost for members of the public to attend Register at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/sfs98.html or follow directions below. DRAFT AGENDA 9:50 - Welcome iRoss Anderson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory iIan Brown, University College, London iSimon Davies, Privacy International 10:00 - Presentation of Government and Commission Proposals Chair: Caspar Bowden, Scientists for Labour i`The Government's cryptography policy proposals', Nigel Hickson, DTI i`European crypto policy - new developments', Richard Schlechter, European Commission 11:00 - Tea 11:30 - Industrial and Commercial Responses Chair: Ian Brown, University College, London i`Have business criticisms really been addressed?', Chris Sundt, CBI i`Understanding and managing the risks', Jeremy Hilton, ICX 13:00 - Lunch 14:00 - Human Rights versus National Security Chair: Simon Davies, Privacy International i`Privacy, human rights, surveillance and cryptography: An international view', David Banisar, EPIC i`Information warfare and key escrow', Whitfield Diffie, Sun Microsystems 15:00 - Coffee 15.30 p.m. - The Broader View Chair: Ross Anderson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory i`A lawyer's view of the new policy', Nicholas Bohm, Law Society working group on digital signatures i`The view of Britain's general practitioners', John Williams, Joint Computing Group of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the BMA's General Medical Services Committee i`The liberal view', David Chidgey MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Trade and Industry 17:00 - Close REGISTRATION There will be no cost for members of the public to attend. However last year's conference was oversubscribed, so please reserve your place by filling in this registration form. If you have difficulties with the form, you can send email to sfs-conf@cl.cam.ac.uk with your name, organisation, address, telephone, email and PGP fingerprint. However we'd prefer you to use the form as it will (hopefully) save us a lot of work. RELATED DOCUMENTS iEuropean Commission cryptography policy announcement. iUK Government cryptography policy announcement. iThe Labour party's pre-election position on encryption. iDepartment of Trade and Industry, "Licensing of Trusted Third Parties for the Provision of Encryption Services", 19 March 1997 (the previous government's policy proposal), and some of the responses to it. iDepartment of Trade and Industry, Paper on Regulatory Intent Concerning Use of Encryption on Public Networks, June 1996. iLast year's Scrambling for Safety conference. iThe Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties home page has an impressive collection of articles and links relating to UK policy issues. See also the Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet in Britain, CDT, EPIC, EFF and GILC. iPreliminary results of a survey carried out by Brian Gladman on attitudes to the previous government's policy. iRoss Anderson's 1995 paper Crypto in Europe - Markets, Law and Policy surveys the uses of cryptography in Europe and points out some misconceptions that still persist in government policy statements. HOW TO GET THERE The venue is off Gordon Street, a short walk from Euston station. Here is a map. Best take public transport, as parking in this neighbourhood is both difficult to find and expensive. May 29, 1998 Bloomsbury Theatre University College, London Organised by: University College, London Cambridge University Computer Laboratory Privacy International Chairman: Ross Anderson, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory Sponsored by: The Cyber Angel EXR Encryptor -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- TIP http://www.chelidonia.com keywords: santorini, oia, holidays -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1998-05-24 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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