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Re: PGP export
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lisa Kamm)
Thu May 29 13:30:56 1997
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9705282023.A17208-0100000@netcom19>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 13:17:57 -0400
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>, cryptography@c2.net
From: Lisa Kamm <kamml@aclu.org>
This isn't the full story.
PGP can export only to foreign offices of a list of just over 100 very
large US companies.
There is no general export liscence granted here.
The PGP press release has lots more details, and the list of companies at
http://www.pgp.com/newsroom/prel34.cgi
-Lisa
>http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,11048,00.html?ticker.ms.ie40
>
>PGP crypto approved for export
>By Tim Clark and Alex Lash
>May 28, 1997, 7 p.m. PTThe U.S. government has granted an encryption
>export license to one of the biggest thorns in its side.
>Pretty Good Privacy says it has won approval to export strong encryption
>technology overseas. The license allows PGP to export technology up to
>128 bits; the government's regular licenses only allow up to 56 bits. To
>date, the government has only approved 128-bit encryption exports for
>technology that protects financial transactions but PGP technology can
>encrypt any kind of digital communication.
>PGP was founded by cryptographer Phil Zimmermann. Zimmerman became
>something of a cause celebre when he posted his PGP technology on the Net
>in defiance of laws prohibiting international distribution of encryption
>technology. Zimmermann came close to going to jail before the government
>dropped its case against him.
>The company said tonight that it counts more than half of Fortune 100
>companies use its email software.
>PGP still has another old foe to worry about. Encryption software giant
>RSA Data Security earlier this month filed a patent infringement lawsuit
>against PGP. The suit alleged that PGP is unlawfully using RSA technology
>licensed to Lemcom before its merger with PGP in 1996. PGP officials say
>RSA's claims are without merit.
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>-- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred
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