April 21, 2000

Encryption Programs Are Covered by the First Amendment, Appeals Court Rules

By VINCENT KIERNAN

A federal appeals court has ruled that computer programs for encrypting data are protected by the First Amendment,

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raising the possibility that export restrictions on such programs may be unconstitutional.

Three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals

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