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Re: Crippled Notes export encryption
In article <[email protected]>,
Dan Weinstein <[email protected]> wrote:
>I forget how it is termed in ITAR, but expertise can't be exported
>either. Another thing to remember is that Jeff and the others at
>Netscape aren't writing the encryption algorithms themselves, they
>implement the code that they get from RSA. Though most of the
>code they get from RSA is already available abroad, if they wanted to
>import it they would face serious copywrite problems with RSA. Also,
>like I suggested before any programers who gained their knowledge of
>crypto programing in the U.S. and then went abroad and developed
>crypto software would be in danger of prosecution under ITAR if they
>ever returned to the U.S..
So how about my situation? I'm a Canadian student, currently studying
in the US. Are you saying that if, after I get my degree and return to
Canada, it would be illegal for me to write and export crypto stuff?!
What if I'm in Canada for a few weeks between semesters and I write
something then?
- Ian "this is all really dumb..."