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Re: Drastic crypto crackdown
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Griffin)
Tue Aug 26 22:10:11 1997
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:58:46 -0700
From: Griffin <lpchiew@pc.jaring.my>
To: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.lmco.com>
CC: cryptography@c2.net, alex ho <alex@irdu.nus.sg>
A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security wrote:
>
> >About Singapore, well, you're wrong. Anyone one can use crypto
> >anywhere on this island.
>
> That may be true, however the board of trade representatives (e.g. Ms. Ruby
> Goh) seem to take a dim view of anyone wanting to import any strong crypto.
Now, that's news to me. But it could be an unofficial view.
I'm surprise there have been no one from Singapore responding
to this thread. Are there any Singaporeans on this list?
I have seen a number of them from commercial
sector using PGP. A number of my friends in the IT industry
are using desktop crypto in their office and at home.... using
the same software for encrypting errr..ummmm.. certain naughty
graphics ;)
Most of the cryto applications are from the UK.
Ciao!
Grif.
