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Article #2053Non-U.S. crypto laws
From: David Sternlight
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:39
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:39
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I've been reading a number of messages by those outside the U.S. who claim PGP is legal there. I'm curious. What are the crypto laws in the U.K., Germany, and Finland, from which most of the posts come. Is it really true that PGP is legal there, or do such countries also have laws about import, posession, or use of cryptographic software, which have conveniently not been mentioned in this discussion? Is it, rather, that PGP has not yet come to the attention of the authorities in those countries? I'm not referring to the patent laws, but to munitions-type, COCOM, ITAR, or other domestic crypto and security laws on those countries. David
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!strnlght From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Non-U.S. crypto laws Message-ID: <1992Dec21.203915.14465@netcom.com> Date: 21 Dec 92 20:39:15 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Lines: 16