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OCR: Copyright Paul D. Bain, 1993 the NSA' actions have not been without criticism. While the NSA does not possess direct authority over civilian companies its efforts combined with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (IIIN) have greatly influenced the development of computer technologi ies. The NIST is division of the United States Department of Commerce that promotes open computer systems and inter roperability to encourage computer -based economic activity The NIST is also mandated to establish the standards for securing unclassified information in government computer systems.44 When it established low standards for computer security the NIST pressured the commercial industry to follow its lead. 45 Because of its own informational privacy interests, the commercial industry has ...