[Cryptography] Statement from Attorney General William P., Barr on Introduction of Lawful Access Bill in Senate

John Levine johnl at iecc.com
Wed Jul 1 23:22:06 EDT 2020


In article <CAMm+Lwi+Fxac_64XMiTZCP_R6MS4bqT_ogtAKePTzk_2pHqsnA at mail.gmail.com> you write:
>The prohibition on use of 'codes' in ham radio probably comes from the same
>commercial concerns. Though by that time the anti-trust movement was
>getting going and they might have needed to conceal their true motives.

My understanding was that amateur radio has always been restricted to
non-commercial activities, and the regulators need to be able to read
it all so they can be sure that's the case.

There may well have been other motives, but that's the nominal one.



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