41.   In June, Markey proposed legislation that would forbid the federal government from restricting the use of encryption software inside the United States.

42.   In the end, the Clinton administration abandoned virtually all restrictions on the sale of encryption software.

43.   In response, the government asserted in legal filings that encryption software was outside the scope of free speech protection.

44.   It argued that controlling the spread of encryption software made it easier for the U.S. to thwart terrorist plots, and therefore it had a compelling national security interest.

45.   Industry experts say that this costs them millions of dollars in sales, as customers in foreign countries buy encryption software made outside the United States.

46.   It does not propose prohibiting powerful encryption software for domestic purchase, where such programs are constitutionally protected and already in wide use.

47.   It has enabled RSA to dominate the US market for encryption software.

48.   Law enforcement officials and the computer and software industries have been battling for months over exports of encryption software and key recovery has been a main sticking point.

49.   Like many of the privacy sites, it has links to places where you can download encryption software.

50.   Microsoft will provide the encryption software to allow computer users to buy goods over the Internet without displaying their credit-card number to the world.