Export Control & Politics is meant to cover the regulations and restrictions that the government has placed on cryptography, both in the USA and abroad.

• Cryptography Export Control Archives (link removed)
  This page indexes various cryptography-export related items.

• EPIC's page on crypto policy in the US
  This page has information on various policies on cryptography and recent crypto news and documents.

• CPSR Clipper Chip page
  Contains information on the Clipper Chip, which is a cryptographic device being promoted by the U.S. government.

• Information on the NIST Key Escrow Export meeting (link removed)
  The Clinton Administration is revising parts of the ill fated Clipper initiative.

• COECouncil of Europe Recommendation No. R (95) 13
  Recommendation No. R (95) 13 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States Concerning Problems of Criminal Procedure Law Connected with Information Technology.

• News Item: Alternate...all about crypto (link removed)
  Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society

• Information of Key Recovery Initiative Legislation (link removed)
  A report on the Clinton administration's Key Recovery Initiative.

• Vice Presidential Statement on export controls for commercial encryption products
  

• OECD Guidelines on Cryptography (link removed)
  Annex 2 from OECD Council Document C(97)62 - 12 March 1997, Guidelines for Cryptography Policy

• Statement on Crypto Policy
  Administration Statement on Commercial Encryption Policy July 12, 1996

• New U.S. crypto export regulations (link removed)
  licensing of Key Escrow Encryption Equipment and Software

• Digital Signatures as Legal Signatures (link removed)
  An act relating to electronic signatures.

• UK Cryptography Policies
  A paper on regulatory intent concerning use of encryption on public networks.

• Cryptography Policy and the Information Economy
  

• Building in Big Brother by Lance Hoffman (link removed)
  Information on how to find "Building in Big Brother".

• Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society (link removed)
  Information on how to find "Cryptography's Rol in Securing the Information Society"
  Link to publisher

• CDT's Crypto Page
  Join CDT's Policy Post list for news and information on government issues on the web and other Internet issues.

• talk.politics.crypto

• An on-line calendar of security-related events including security conferences, security Call For Papers deadlines, COAST events, computer "underground" events, and security special events.

• Conrad Burn's homepage
  Senator Conrad Burn's homepage with information on the Senate and encryption policies.

• Encryption Policy Resource Page
  This page has links to various politic pages with information on cryptography.

• Department of Commerce Encryption Export Regulations
  

• Cryptography Framework
  International Cryptography Framework

• Compiled by Amy Voss
• Maintained by the The COAST Project