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Re: PGP 2.5 available from Electronic Frontier Foundation ftp site



> I was under the impression that NAFTA is the reason that Canada is
> included.  Am I misinformed?  If NAFTA is the reason, isn't Mexico
> equivalent to Canada in this context?  Could someone clarify this
> aspect of the export situation, or perhaps point me at a document that
> explains the situation?
> 
> 			Zeke
I believe not.  The ITAR regulations have been around for a lot longer
than NAFTA.

I would speculate that it is because the US and Canada have traditionally
exchanged a lot of military technology and hardware, e.g. NORAD.