[42883] in Cypherpunks
Re: using PGP only for digital signatures
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Simon Spero)
Sat Nov 4 20:06:05 1995
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 17:03:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <acc13d911f021004b09f@[205.199.118.202]>
On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, Timothy C. May wrote:
> Therefore, there are few ways that citizenship can be "checked." Period. A
> foreigner who wishes to "prove" his non-U.S. status could, of course, show
> his green card. But this is different from proving citizenship.
>
And here we have the rub. People with permanent residency (i.e. green
cards) are fully entitled to access to strong crypto. Most foreign
students are on J-1 visas, which do not grant permanent residency.
Simon
