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Re: Drastic crypto crackdown
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James A. Donald)
Tue Aug 26 10:10:47 1997
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:12:33 -0700 (PDT)
To: tzeruch@ceddec.com, Nilsphone@aol.com
From: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 Nilsphone@aol.com wrote:
>> Why are France and Singapore on the hot list????
At 01:46 PM 8/25/97 -0400, tzeruch@ceddec.com wrote:
> Probably because they do not allow use or import of strong cryptographic
> software.
Well to hell with them. The French might send a hit squad to blow
you up for exporting cryptographic software to France, but Singapore
won't even though they are considerably more of a police state than
France is.
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