Spotlight: Coalition Opposes Export Limits on Encryption

A coalition of technology companies and advocacy groups has launched a broad lobbying campaign to oppose strict U.S. export limits on computer encryption, a technology that scrambles information to enhance security. Americans for Computer Privacy said it opposes any new limits on computer data-scrambling technologies and seeks relaxed exports. The coalition includes Santa Clara-based Intel Corp., Palo Alto-based Sun Microsystems Inc., the National Assn. of Manufacturers and others.