71.   The case is being watched closely by software companies that want to include encryption software in their products to make transactions on the Internet more secure.

72.   The export restrictions do nothing to keep encryption software out of the hands of criminals and hostile governments, but needlessly drive U.S. exports out of foreign markets.

73.   The federal government has long limited the export of encryption software, to prevent terrorists or foreign spies from sending messages law enforcement agents could never decipher.

74.   The distinction between a gadget and a recipe was at the heart of a recent federal court ruling that denied First Amendment protection to encryption computer software.

75.   The government has restricted the export of some kinds of encryption software on the grounds that it can be used to conceal illegal activities.

76.   The government does not restrict powerful encryption software domestically but, with very few exceptions, it limits export licenses to codes that can be easily cracked.

77.   The guidelines come as debate heats up over efforts by the U.S. government to control the export of encryption software.

78.   The House Select Committee on Intelligence approved legislation Thursday that would regulate the production and use of encryption software inside the United States for the first time.

79.   The new White House proposal to keep high-powered encryption software out of the hands of foreign terrorists and criminals is needlessly restrictive and probably unworkable.