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Re: New US regs ban downloadable data-security software

To: [email protected] (Nelson Minar)
Subject: Re: New US regs ban downloadable data-security software
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:53:02 +1100 (EST)
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from Nelson Minar at "Jan 14, 97 03:22:54 pm"
Sender: [email protected]

> [email protected] (Lucky Green) writes:
> > Commercial data security software of any kind, regardless if it uses crypto
> > or not, is however prohibited from being distributed via the Internet or
> > being exported by any other means.
> 
> I can at least vaguely understand the rationale behind restricting the
> export of cryptography. But I don't even begin to comprehend
> restricting the export of data security software. What is going on
> here? Whose idea is this, what is the agenda?
> 

If you read ITAR you will see that State explicity bans export of any
operating system with a security rating of B2 or above.

The adgenda is pretty obvious.

Cheers,
Julian <[email protected]>

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