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Article #2227Re: Non-U.S. crypto laws
From: gerben
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:38
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:38
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In article <1992Dec21.203915.14465@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes: > > I've been reading a number of messages by those outside the U.S. > who claim PGP is legal there. > > I'm curious. I can tell you about two countries. The Netherlands: It is legal. There are also laws that protect individual privacy against (government) infringement. There is one person at the justice department currently researching the issue. France: A law has been passed, stating you need a permit to use cryptohgraphic soft- or hardware. But the law is not in effect yet, because they still have been unable to think of a workable scheme to implement it. So currently, it is legal, but it might become illegal as soon as the implementation has been arranged. -- Gerben Wierda Tel. (+31) 35 833539 "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." From the Talmud(?), rephrased in Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland".
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!news.univie.ac.at!hp4at!mcsun!sun4nl!rna-nl!gerben From: gerben@rna.indiv.nluug.nl Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: Non-U.S. crypto laws Message-ID: <1992Dec22.163810.28727@rna.indiv.nluug.nl> Date: 22 Dec 92 16:38:10 GMT References: <1992Dec21.203915.14465@netcom.com> Sender: gerben@rna.indiv.nluug.nl (Gerben Wierda) Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Lines: 26