Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?

Alan Olsen (alano@adams.pcx.ncd.com)
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:06:31 -0800


On Jan 13, 10:07am, Alexander Kjeldaas wrote:
> Subject: Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?
> On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 04:23:15PM +0100, Paul Wouters wrote:
> >
> > Didn't the French sign the Wassenaar Agreement? (www.wassenaar.org)
> > that means they would also need to change their laws to allow the
> > "encryption that is in the public domain". Ofcourse, that entire
> > sentence renders wassenaar useless, so prob none will implement that
> > rule.
> >
> > Politcs, ugh :)
> >
>
> The Wassenaar agreement basically sais that if you allow export of
> plutonium, you have to tell the other Wassenaar nations x days in
> advance so that they can respond to the threat.

s/plutonium/crypto/

-- 
Alan Olsen

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